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Seashell vs Machair - What's the difference?

seashell | machair |

As nouns the difference between seashell and machair

is that seashell is the empty shell of a marine mollusk while machair is a type of calcerous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.

As an adjective seashell

is of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

seashell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the empty shell of a marine mollusk
  • A very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "seashell")

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashell.

    • Related terms

    * scungilli

    See also

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    machair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A type of calcerous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.

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