boat shell

English

a boat shell Crepidula porcellana

a boat shell Cymbium tritonis

Noun

boat shell (plural boat shells)

(zoology) A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous.
(zoology) A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymbium, syn. Cymba.

Further reading

Crepidula

Crepidula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Cymbium

Cymbium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cymbium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Anagrams

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