Snail-shell
111turban shell — noun Etymology: modification (influenced by turban) (I) of New Latin turbin , turbo 1. : any of numerous marine snails (family Turbinidae) with a thick spiral nacreous operculate shell see cat s eye, green snail, starshell 2 …
112Apple shell — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… …
113Pouch-shell — n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small British and American pond snail ({Bulinus hypnorum}). [1913 Webster] …
114mitre shell — ▪ marine snail any of several marine snails constituting the family Mitridae (subclass Prosobranchia of the class Gastropoda, phylum Mollusca), in which the thick shell typically is bullet shaped, vaguely resembling a bishop s headdress, or …
115purple shell — noun or purple snail 1. a. : a gastropod mollusk that is a source of purple dye : purple 1c(1) b. : janthina 2 2 …
116violet snail — Ianthina I*an thi*na, n.; pl. L. {Ianthin[ae]}, E. {Ianthinas}. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet blue, Gr. ?; ? violet + ? flower.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any gastropod of the genus {Ianthina}, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; called also …
117violet snail — Violet Vi o*let, a. [Cf. F. violet. See {Violet}, n.] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined. [1913 Webster] {Violet shell} (Zo[ o]l.), any species of Ianthina; called also {violet snail}. See …
118ramshorn snail — [ ramzhɔ:n] noun a freshwater snail with a flat spiral shell. [Family Planorbidae: many species.] …
119Glavert's land snail — /ˈglævəts/ (say glavuhts) noun a nocturnal snail, Bothriembryon glaverti, with a cream coloured shell, found in leaf litter and around tree roots …
120amber shell — noun or amber snail : a pulmonate land snail of the family Succineidae …
