worm shell

English

Alternative forms

wormshell, worm-shell

Noun

worm shell (plural worm shells)

(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.

References

“worm-shell”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.