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tongue-shell

tongue-shell noun: any species of the brachipod genus Lingula, or similar species.

tongue-shell: any species of the brachipod genus Lingula, or similar species
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Noun

tongue-shell (plural tongue-shells)

  1. Any species of the brachipod genus Lingula, or similar species.

Forms of tongue-shell

pluraltongue-shells

Questions about tongue-shell

What does tongue-shell mean?
Tongue-shell means any species of the brachipod genus Lingula, or similar species.
What part of speech is tongue-shell?
Tongue-shell is a noun.
What is the plural of tongue-shell?
The plural of tongue-shell is tongue-shells.

Words near tongue-shell in the dictionary

  1. tongue-pads
  2. tongue-punch
  3. tongue-punched
  4. tongue-punches
  5. tongue-punching
  6. tongue-shell
  7. tongue-shells
  8. tongue-speaker
  9. tongue-tie
  10. tongue-tied
  11. tongue-ties

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