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SCALLOP SHELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scallop shell mean?
• SCALLOP SHELL (noun)
The noun SCALLOP SHELL has 1 sense:
1. a shell of a scallop
Familiarity information: SCALLOP SHELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shell of a scallop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("scallop shell" is a kind of...):
shell (the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod)
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