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wing-shell

wing-shell noun: any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.

Noun

wing-shell (plural wing-shells)

  1. Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
  2. Any marine gastropod shell formerly in the genus Strombus, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family Strombidae.
  3. (archaic) Any pteropod shell.

Forms of wing-shell

pluralwing-shells

Questions about wing-shell

What does wing-shell mean?
Wing-shell means any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
What part of speech is wing-shell?
Wing-shell is a noun.
What is the plural of wing-shell?
The plural of wing-shell is wing-shells.

Words near wing-shell in the dictionary

  1. wing-footed
  2. wing-handed
  3. wing-nut
  4. wing-nuts
  5. wing-play
  6. wing-shell
  7. wing-shells
  8. wing-shot
  9. wing-shots
  10. wing-tip
  11. Wingadee

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