单词 | butterfly shell |
释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly shell butterfly shell n. the shell of various marine molluscs, esp. (formerly) of gastropods of the genus Voluta, and (in later use) of bivalve clams of the genus Donax; (also) the mollusc itself. ΚΠ 1831 N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. I. Butterfly-shell, n. A genus of Testaceous Molluscas, with a spiral unilocular shell; called voluta. 1939 Astounding Sci. Fiction Nov. 105/2 The small yellow clam locally called a butterfly-shell seems to be a favorite victim. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Mar. (Review section) 20 She was walking along the shoreline under a pale sun gathering butterfly shells. < as lemmas |
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