SHELLED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shelled mean? 

• SHELLED (adjective)
  The adjective SHELLED has 1 sense:

1. of animals or fruits that have a shell

  Familiarity information: SHELLED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHELLED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of animals or fruits that have a shell

Similar:

hard-shelled (of animals or plants that have a hard shell)

smooth-shelled (having a smooth shell)

spiral-shelled (having a shell that forms a spiral)

thin-shelled (of animals or plants that have a thin shell)

Antonym:

unshelled (of animals or fruits that have no shell)

 Context examples 

The new research results forecast that at current carbon dioxide emission rates, the depth at which some shelled organisms can survive will shrink from an average of 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) to just 150 meters (492 feet) by the year 2100, a drastic reduction in habitat.

(Marine organisms in Southern Ocean will face shallower zone for life, National Science Foundation)