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noun • any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip | ||||||||
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noun • the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) • a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant • a group of aquatic mammals • a detachable container of fuel on an airplane verb • take something out of its shell or pod • produce pods, of plants | ||||||||
35% | 7 | Shells of shells | ||||||
noun • the housing or outer covering of something • the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire • the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | ||||||||
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