wing-shell

noun — 3 senses

wing-shell

noun
1

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.

2

Any marine gastropod shell formerly in the genus Strombus, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family Strombidae.

3

Archaic Any pteropod shell.

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