sea shell (noun)

  • 1sea|shell — sea shell, or sea|shell «SEE SHEHL», noun. the shell of any sea animal, especially a mollusk, such as an oyster, conch, or abalone …

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  • 2sea shell — sea shell, or sea|shell «SEE SHEHL», noun. the shell of any sea animal, especially a mollusk, such as an oyster, conch, or abalone …

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  • 3sea·shell — /ˈsiːˌʃɛl/ noun, pl shells [count] : the hard, empty shell of a small sea creature (such as a clam) She collects seashells …

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  • 4sea hare — noun naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear like tentacles • Syn: ↑Aplysia punctata • Hypernyms: ↑gastropod, ↑univalve • Member Holonyms: ↑Aplysia, ↑genus Aplysia, ↑ …

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  • 5sea slug — noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell less and often beautifully colored body • Syn: ↑nudibranch • Hypernyms: ↑gastropod, ↑univalve • Hyponyms: ↑Hermissenda crassicornis …

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  • 6sea snail — noun small tadpole shaped cold water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish • Syn: ↑snailfish, ↑seasnail, ↑Liparis liparis • Hypernyms: ↑scorpaenoid, ↑scorpaenoid fish • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 7sea pen — noun fleshy featherlike warm water colonies • Hypernyms: ↑anthozoan, ↑actinozoan • Member Holonyms: ↑Pennatula, ↑genus Pennatula * * * noun 1. : any of numerous alcyonarians belonging to …

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  • 8sea acorn — noun : acorn barnacle * * * sea acorn noun An acorn shell • • • Main Entry: ↑sea …

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  • 9sea urchin — sea ,urchin noun count a small round animal that lives in the ocean and has a hard shell with sharp points …

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  • 10sea urchin — ► NOUN ▪ a marine animal which has a shell covered in mobile spines …

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