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seashell

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sea·shell  (sshl)
n.
The calcareous shell of a marine mollusk or similar marine organism.
seashell [ˈsiːˌʃɛl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the empty shell of a marine mollusc
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seashellseashell - the shell of a marine organism      
shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
Translations
seashell [ˈsiːʃel] N → concha f marina
seashell sea shell [ˈsiːʃɛl] n → coquillage m
seashell [ˈsiːˌʃɛl] n → conchiglia
seashell [ˈsiːˌʃɛl] n → conchiglia


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The first glimpse of her new home was a delight to eye and spirit--it looked so like a big, creamy seashell stranded on the harbor shore.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Although this beast approached us, as I have before said, with the greatest rapidity, it must have been moved altogether by necromancy- for it had neither fins like a fish nor web-feet like a duck, nor wings like the seashell which is blown along in the manner of a vessel; nor yet did it writhe itself forward as do the eels.
The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The canoe was about seven feet in length; of a rich, dark coloured wood, handsomely carved and adorned in many places with variegated bindings of stained sinnate, into which were ingeniously wrought a number of sparkling seashells, and a belt of the same shells ran all round it.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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