单词 | pen shell |
释义 | > as lemmaspen shell pen shell n. (the shell of) a large marine bivalve mollusc of the family Pinnidae, having a shell roughly resembling a quill pen in shape. ΚΠ 1936 Science 14 Aug. 156/2 These ‘pen-shells’ must have been washed from their beds, quite likely in the hurricane. 1960 H. S. Zim Guide to Everglades 46 Pen shell is a fairly thin, narrow shell with rows of short spines. Washed onto beaches or found living in sand bars and coral mud flats. 1991 Southwest Winter 75/1 (caption) This eye-catching 5-strand fetish bird necklace set is handstrung with pen shell heishi and birds. < as lemmas |
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