bailer shell
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bailer shell — /ˈbeɪlə ʃɛl/ (say bayluh shel) noun 1. the shell of the volute mollusc Melo amphora. 2. any capacious shell. Also, baler shell. {from use by Aboriginal people in northern Australia to bail water from canoes} …
melon shell — noun : any of several very large ovoid and often lustrous and richly colored gastropod mollusks constituting the genus Cymbium and being widely distributed in the southwestern Pacific ocean called also bailer shell, boat shell * * * melon shell,… … Useful english dictionary
baler shell — /ˈbeɪlə ʃɛl/ (say bayluh shel) noun → bailer shell …
Melo melo — Indian volute A shell of the Indian volute, Melo melo, with a group of Melo pearls Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Pearl — For other uses, see Pearl (disambiguation). Pearl Pearls General Category Mineral Chemical formula Ca … Wikipedia
bail|er — «BAY luhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that bails water out. 2. a marine gastropod of the southwestern Pacific whose round shell is used by natives to bail water. 3. Also, bailer shell. the melon shaped shell of this mollusk … Useful english dictionary
Melo miltonis — Southern bailer Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda … Wikipedia
Seashell — A seashell, also known as a sea shell, is the common name for a hard, protective outer layer, a shell, or in some cases a test , that was created by a sea creature, a marine organism. The shell is part of the body of a marine animal, in most… … Wikipedia
Melo amphora — Diadem volute Moving across the sand at low tide Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Melo (gastropod) — Melo A shell of the Indian volute, Melo melo surrounded by a group of pearls from that species Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
