- lampshell
- noun Etymology: from the resemblance of the shell and its protruding peduncle to an ancient oil lamp with the wick protruding Date: 1854 brachiopod
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lampshell — lampshell, lamp shell lamp shell . A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide. Syn: brachiopod. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lampshell — lamp·shell (lămpʹshĕl ) n. See brachiopod. * * * … Universalium
lampshell — noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide • Syn: ↑brachiopod, ↑lamp shell • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachiopoda, ↑phylum Brachiopoda … Useful english dictionary
lamp shell — lampshell lampshell, lamp shell lamp shell . A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide. Syn: brachiopod. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamp shell — noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide • Syn: ↑brachiopod, ↑lampshell • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachiopoda, ↑phylum Brachiopoda … Useful english dictionary
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