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weavers' shuttle

weavers' shuttle noun: an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva).

weavers' shuttle: an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva)
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Noun

weavers' shuttle (plural weavers' shuttles)

  1. An East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva).
    • But the most siingular shell belonging to this group is the Waver's Shuttle, (Radius volva,) in which each end of the lip is produced into a very slender canal, longer than the body of the shell itself.1861, Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution,, page 195
    • Of the Ovulidae, the most curious is the "Weaver's-shuttle" ( Radius volva ) , in which the shell is peculiarly beaked at both ends .1908, British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology, A Guide to the Shell and Starfish Galleries, page 15
    Synonyms:
    shuttle volva

Synonyms of weavers' shuttle

  • shuttle volva

Forms of weavers' shuttle

pluralweavers' shuttles

Origin of weavers' shuttle

From its shape.

Questions about weavers' shuttle

What does weavers' shuttle mean?
Weavers' shuttle means an East Indian marine univalve shell (Radius volva).
What part of speech is weavers' shuttle?
Weavers' shuttle is a noun.
What is the plural of weavers' shuttle?
The plural of weavers' shuttle is weavers' shuttles.

Words near weavers' shuttle in the dictionary

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  2. Weavering
  3. Weavering Street
  4. Weaverling
  5. weavers
  6. weavers' shuttle
  7. weavers' shuttles
  8. Weaverthorpe
  9. Weavertown
  10. Weaverville
  11. weaves

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