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Sounding :: Sounding (n.) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom..

Testicardines :: Testicardines (n. pl.) A division of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.

Nautiloid :: Nautiloid (a.) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell.

Plastron :: Plastron (n.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.

Danaide :: Danaide (n.) A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one..

Brachiopod :: Brachiopod (n.) One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell..

Scalaria :: Scalaria (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap..

Volution :: Volution (n.) A whorl of a spiral shell.

Auricula :: Auricula (n.) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.

Saxicava :: Saxicava (n.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.

Turban-shell :: Turban-shell (n.) A sea urchin when deprived of its spines; -- popularly so called from a fancied resemblance to a turban.

Chelone :: Chelone (n.) A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc..

Papboat :: Papboat (n.) A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.

Multivalvular :: Multivalvular (a.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons..

Vesiculous :: Vesiculous (a.) Bladdery; vesicular; vesiculate; composed of vesicles; covered with vesicles; as, a vesiculose shell..

Sankha :: Sankha (n.) A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell..

Pelagian :: Pelagian (a.) Of or pertaining to the sea; marine; pelagic; as, pelagian shells..

Ostracea :: Ostracea (n. pl.) A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.

Limax :: Limax (n.) A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck. Several species are troublesome in gardens. See Slug..

Trough-shell :: Trough-shell (n.) Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See Mactra.

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