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Definition of shell
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Shell (n.) An
instrument
of
music,
as a lyre, -- the first lyre
having
been made, it is said, by
drawing
strings
over a
tortoise
shell..
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Umbo
::
Umbo (n.) One of the
lateral
prominence
just above the hinge of a
bivalve
shell.
Shell
::
Shell (n.) Any
slight
hollow
structure;
a
framework,
or
exterior
structure,
regarded
as not
complete
or
filled
in; as, the shell of a
house..
Carinaria
::
Carinaria
(n.) A genus of
oceanic
heteropod
Mollusca,
having
a thin,
glassy,
bonnet-shaped
shell,
which
covers
only the
nucleus
and
gills..
Bivalve
::
Bivalve
(n.) A
mollusk
having
a shell
consisting
of two
lateral
plates
or
valves
joined
together
by an
elastic
ligament
at the
hinge,
which is
usually
strengthened
by
prominences
called
teeth.
The shell is
closed
by the
contraction
of two
transverse
muscles
attached
to the inner
surface,
as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the
oyster.
See
Mollusca..
Portfire
::
Portfire
(n.) A case of
strong
paper
filled
with a
composition
of
niter,
sulphur,
and
mealed
powder,
-- used
principally
to
ignite
the
priming
in
proving
guns, and as an
incendiary
material
in
shells..
Diaphragm
::
Diaphragm
(n.) A
calcareous
plate which
divides
the
cavity
of
certain
shells
into two
parts.
Brachiopod
::
Brachiopod
(n.) One of the
Brachiopoda,
or its
shell..
Peeper
::
Peeper
(n.) A
chicken
just
breaking
the
shell;
a young bird.
Exuviae
::
Exuviae
(n. pl.) The
fossil
shells
and other
remains
which
animals
have left in the
strata
of the
earth.
Crustaceous
::
Crustaceous
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or of the
nature
of, crust or
shell;
having
a
crustlike
shell..
Caddis
::
Caddis
(n.) The larva of a
caddice
fly. These
larvae
generally
live in
cylindrical
cases,
open at each end, and
covered
externally
with
pieces
of
broken
shells,
gravel,
bits of wood, etc. They are a
favorite
bait with
anglers.
Called
also
caddice
worm, or
caddis
worm..
Litchi
::
Litchi
(n.) The fruit of a tree
native
to China
(Nephelium
Litchi).
It is
nutlike,
having
a rough but
tender
shell,
containing
an
aromatic
pulp, and a
single
large seed. In the dried fruit which is
exported
the pulp
somewhat
resembles
a
raisin
in color and
form..
Anisopleura
::
Anisopleura
(n. pl.) A
primary
division
of
gastropods,
including
those
having
spiral
shells.
The two sides of the body are
unequally
developed..
Conch
::
Conch (n.) A name
applied
to
various
marine
univalve
shells;
esp. to those of the genus
Strombus,
which are of large size. S. gigas is the large pink West
Indian
conch.
The large king,
queen,
and cameo
conchs
are of the genus
Cassis.
See
Cameo..
Shealing
::
Shealing
(n.) The outer husk, pod, or
shell,
as of oats,
pease,
etc.;
sheal;
shell..
Lithodomus
::
Lithodomus
(n.) A genus of
elongated
bivalve
shells,
allied
to the
mussels,
and
remarkable
for their
ability
to bore holes for
shelter,
in solid
limestone,
shells,
etc.
Called
also
Lithophagus..
Sutured
::
Suture
(n.) A seam, or
impressed
line, as
between
the
segments
of a
crustacean,
or
between
the
whorls
of a
univalve
shell..
Torpedo
::
Torpedo
(n.) An
explosive
cartridge
or shell
lowered
or
dropped
into a bored oil well, and there
exploded,
to clear the well of
obstructions
or to open
communication
with a
source
of
supply
of oil..
Leatherback
::
Leatherback
(n.) A large sea
turtle
(Sphargis
coriacea),
having
no bony shell on its back. It is
common
in the warm and
temperate
parts of the
Atlantic,
and
sometimes
weighs
over a
thousand
pounds;
--
called
also
leather
turtle,
leathery
turtle,
leather-backed
tortoise,
etc..
Unilocular
::
Unilocular
(a.)
Having
one cell or
cavity
only; as, a
unilocular
capsule
or
shell..
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