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ARK SHELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ark shell mean? 

ARK SHELL (noun)
  The noun ARK SHELL has 1 sense:

1. marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surfaceplay

  Familiarity information: ARK SHELL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARK SHELL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("ark shell" is a kind of...):

bivalve; lamellibranch; pelecypod (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)

Holonyms ("ark shell" is a member of...):

Arca; genus Arca (type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams)


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