pelican's foot
noun
(More fully pelican's foot shell) a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Aporrhaidae, especially Aporrhais pespelecani, having a long conical spire and a flared outer lip with four finger-like projections.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edward John Burrow (1785–1861), Church of England clergyman and author.
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