English Dictionary

MOONSHELL

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does moonshell mean? 

MOONSHELL (noun)
  The noun MOONSHELL has 1 sense:

1. marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spiresplay

  Familiarity information: MOONSHELL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOONSHELL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

moon shell; moonshell

Hypernyms ("moonshell" is a kind of...):

seasnail (any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids)

Holonyms ("moonshell" is a member of...):

family Naticidae; Naticidae (moonshells)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." (English proverb)

"One rain does not make a crop." (Native American proverb, Creole)

"With a soft tongue you can even pull a snake out of its nest." (Armenian proverb)

"High trees catch lots of wind." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact