wing shell

wing shell
noun
2.
a. : any of various marine bivalves of the family Pteriidae and especially the genus Pteria in which the hinge border projects like a wing
b. : a shell of the genus Strombus
c. : a pteropod shell
d. : a piddock shell

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wing shell noun
1. A mollusc of the genus Strombus
2. A mollusc of genus Malleus or a related genus, or its shell
3. A wing snail
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Main Entry:wing

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wing shell,
1. = stromb (so called from the winglike lip of the aperture). (Cf.stromb)
2. any one of a family of various bivalves, characterized by winglike expansions of the hinge margin.

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