pen shell

pen shell
noun
: a bivalve mollusk of the family Pinnidae having the shell resembling a quill pen in outline — compare pinna

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n. a large, wedge-shaped, bivalve mollusk of warm seas that burrows into the seabed where it attaches itself by strong byssus threads. Family Pinnidae: Pinna and other genera

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  • Pen — Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a goose or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pen and ink — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pen feather — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pen name — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pen-and-ink — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pen — pen1 [pen] n. [ME < OE penn, prob. akin to pinn,PIN] 1. a small yard or enclosure for domestic animals 2. the animals so confined 3. any small enclosure vt. penned or pent, penning to confine or …   English World dictionary

  • pen — Ⅰ. pen [1] ► NOUN 1) an instrument for writing or drawing with ink. 2) an electronic device used with a writing surface to enter commands into a computer. 3) the tapering internal shell of a squid. ► VERB (penned, penning) …   English terms dictionary

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  • pen — I. transitive verb (penned; penning) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English pennian Date: 13th century to shut in or as if in a pen II. noun Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from pennen Date: 14th century 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pen Cayetano — Delvin Pen Cayetano (born 1954 in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District, Belize) is a Belizean artist and musician living in Germany. Biography Cayetano is self taught in the art of painting and music, and claims his influences come from the native …   Wikipedia

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