LAMP SHELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lamp shell mean? 

• LAMP SHELL (noun)
  The noun LAMP SHELL has 1 sense:

1. marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide

  Familiarity information: LAMP SHELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMP SHELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

brachiopod; lamp shell; lampshell

Hypernyms ("lamp shell" is a kind of...):

invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)

Holonyms ("lamp shell" is a member of...):

Brachiopoda; phylum Brachiopoda (marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks)