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LAMPSHELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lampshell mean?
• LAMPSHELL (noun)
The noun LAMPSHELL has 1 sense:
1. marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Familiarity information: LAMPSHELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
brachiopod; lamp shell; lampshell
Hypernyms ("lampshell" is a kind of...):
invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
Holonyms ("lampshell" is a member of...):
Brachiopoda; phylum Brachiopoda (marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks)
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