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sea cradle

sea cradle noun: a chiton (kind of marine mollusc).

Noun

sea cradle (plural sea cradles)

  1. A chiton (kind of marine mollusc).
    • All the articles of his trade were filed away on the coast, sea cradles here, octopi here, tubs worms in another place, sea pansies in another.1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

Forms of sea cradle

pluralsea cradles

Questions about sea cradle

What does sea cradle mean?
Sea cradle means a chiton (kind of marine mollusc).
What part of speech is sea cradle?
Sea cradle is a noun.
What is the plural of sea cradle?
The plural of sea cradle is sea cradles.

Words near sea cradle in the dictionary

  1. sea couch grass
  2. sea coulter
  3. sea coulters
  4. sea cow
  5. sea cows
  6. sea cradle
  7. sea cradles
  8. sea crayfish
  9. sea crow
  10. sea crows
  11. sea cucumber

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