Definitions from Wiktionary (wing-shell)
▸ noun: Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the no longer accepted genus Avicula, now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
▸ noun: Any marine gastropod shell formerly in the genus Strombus, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family Strombidae.
▸ noun: (archaic) Any pteropod shell.
▸ Words similar to wing-shell
▸ Usage examples for wing-shell
▸ Idioms related to wing-shell
▸ Civic discussion about wing-shell (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing wing-shell
▸ Words that often appear near wing-shell
▸ Rhymes of wing-shell
▸ Invented words related to wing-shell
▸ noun: Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the no longer accepted genus Avicula, now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
▸ noun: Any marine gastropod shell formerly in the genus Strombus, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family Strombidae.
▸ noun: (archaic) Any pteropod shell.
Similar:
angel wing,
winghead,
avicularian,
wingbase,
wingcase,
lapwing,
shell,
winglet,
pigeonwing,
cupwing,
more...
Opposite:
▸ Words similar to wing-shell
▸ Usage examples for wing-shell
▸ Idioms related to wing-shell
▸ Civic discussion about wing-shell (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing wing-shell
▸ Words that often appear near wing-shell
▸ Rhymes of wing-shell
▸ Invented words related to wing-shell