wing-shell (English, noun)
expansion: wing-shell (plural wing-shells)
Senses:
glosses: Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
glosses: Any marine gastropod shell formerly in the genus Strombus, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family Strombidae.
glosses: Any pteropod shell.
tags: archaic
Forms:
form: wing-shells
tags: plural