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Spiral shell

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any shell in which the whorls form a spiral or helix.

See also: Spiral



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That single spiral shell bounces sound like nothing else, so a hushed conversation in the kitchen will be heard in the TV room and vice versa.
If it hides, wait quietly as you study its gray, green, or brown spiral shell.
When they've finished serving you conch soup, conch fritters and spicy conch, they will even try to sell you the tropical mollusc's coloured, spiral shell.
 
 
 
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