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spur-shell

spur-shell noun: any of several species of conical gastropod shells in the family Trochidae and genus Astraea in family Turbinidae, the margin of the shells being toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur.

Noun

spur-shell (plural spur-shells)

  1. (dated) Any of several species of conical gastropod shells in the family Trochidae and genus Astraea in family Turbinidae, the margin of the shells being toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur.

Forms of spur-shell

pluralspur-shells

Questions about spur-shell

What does spur-shell mean?
Spur-shell means any of several species of conical gastropod shells in the family Trochidae and genus Astraea in family Turbinidae, the margin of the shells being toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur.
What part of speech is spur-shell?
Spur-shell is a noun.
What is the plural of spur-shell?
The plural of spur-shell is spur-shells.

Words near spur-shell in the dictionary

  1. spur-rials
  2. spur-royal
  3. spur-royals
  4. spur-ryal
  5. spur-ryals
  6. spur-shell
  7. spur-shells
  8. spur-throated grasshopper
  9. spur-throated grasshoppers
  10. spur-throated locust
  11. spur-throated locusts

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