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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
wing-shell en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
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Any marine gastropod shell formerly in the genus Strombus, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family Strombidae.
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(archaic) Any pteropod shell.
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