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shelled /ʃɛld /adjective1Having a protective outer case or covering: crabs and other shelled creatures [in combination]: hard-shelled pistachios...- The shelled reptile's measured, oblivious promenade is representative of the world in which we are being immersed.
- Most shelled opisthobranchs I know of are a translucent white in colour.
- The fourth breath passed over the waves and called out the names of every scaled fish, shelled animal, and whale, male and female, and they all came to Being.
2Having the outer case or covering removed: shelled peas shelled prawns...- The committee strictly regulates the sale or use of shelled peanuts having above 15 parts per billion of aflatoxin.
- Shelled-grain weights can be adjusted using a grain shrink table.
- The dozen tiny ears he could hold in one hand were worth nearly two bushels of shelled corn.
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