- spiral-shelled
- adjectivehaving a shell that forms a spiral• Similar to: ↑shelled
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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shelled — adjective of animals or fruits that have a shell • Ant: ↑unshelled • Similar to: ↑hard shelled, ↑smooth shelled, ↑spiral shelled, ↑thin shelled … Useful english dictionary
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heliculture — hel·i·cul·ture (hĕlʹĭ kŭl chər, hēʹlĭ ) n. The science and occupation of growing snails for food. [Blend of New Latin Helix, genus of spiral shelled mollusks (from Greek helix, helic , spiral. See helix), and culture.] helʹi·culʹtur·al adj.… … Universalium
vulva — 1540s, from L. vulva, earlier volva womb, female sexual organ, lit. wrapper, from volvere to turn, twist, roll, revolve, also turn over in the mind, from PIE root *wel to turn, revolve, with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects (Cf … Etymology dictionary
wentletrap — /ˈwɛntltræp/ (say wentltrap) noun any of the handsome, usually white, spiral shelled marine gastropods constituting the genus Scalaria or the family Scalariidae. {Dutch wenteltrap winding stair, spiral shell} …
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conch — noun (plural conchs or conches) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concha mussel, mussel shell, from Greek konchē; akin to Sanskrit śaṅkha conch shell Date: 15th century 1. any of various large spiral shelled marine gastropod mollusks (as of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
whelk — whelk1 /hwelk, welk/, n. any of several large, spiral shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, esp. Buccinum undatum, that is used for food in Europe. [bef. 900; late ME, aspirated var. of ME welk, OE weoloc] whelk2 /hwelk, welk/, n.… … Universalium
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