rosary shell
noun
1A shell of any of several genera of top shells (family Trochidae), having a regular pattern of raised knobs.
2 Australian the small black shell of Nerita melanotragus (family Neritidae), used by Bass Strait islanders to make necklaces.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
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