shell |
multishell |
As a proper noun shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
michelle .
As an adjective multishell is
having multiple shells.
shell |
conchifragous |
As a proper noun shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
michelle .
As an adjective conchifragous is
(biology) describing creatures that break into shells in order to feed.
shell |
conchiferous |
As a proper noun shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
michelle .
As an adjective conchiferous is
(biology) having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs).
shell |
cochleiform |
As a proper noun shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
michelle .
As an adjective cochleiform is
having the form of a snail shell.
shell |
nanoshell |
As nouns the difference between shell and nanoshell
is that
shell is a hard external covering of an animal while
nanoshell is a dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell.
As a verb shell
is to remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.
As a proper noun Shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
Michelle.
shell |
ambitus |
As a proper noun shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
michelle .
As a noun ambitus is
(music) the range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants.
shell |
softshell |
As a proper noun shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
michelle .
As an adjective softshell is
having a relatively soft shell.
shell |
shelly |
As proper nouns the difference between shell and shelly
is that
shell is a diminutive of the female given name
Michelle while
Shelly is {{surname|from=Old English}}, variant of Shelley.
As a noun shell
is a hard external covering of an animal.
As a verb shell
is to remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.
As an adjective shelly is
composed of the shells of dead marine creatures.
shell |
loricate |
As nouns the difference between shell and loricate
is that
shell is a hard external covering of an animal while
loricate is any animal covered with bony scales, such as the crocodile or pangolin.
As verbs the difference between shell and loricate
is that
shell is to remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller while
loricate is to cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.
As a proper noun Shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
Michelle.
As an adjective loricate is
possessing an enclosing shell or test.
shell |
siphuncle |
As nouns the difference between shell and siphuncle
is that
shell is a hard external covering of an animal while
siphuncle is a strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod mollusk, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
As a verb shell
is to remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.
As a proper noun Shell
is a diminutive of the female given name
Michelle.
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