LAMPSHELL

Meaning of LAMPSHELL in English

noun Etymology: from the resemblance of the shell and its protruding peduncle to an ancient oil lamp with the wick protruding Date: 1854 brachiopod

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LAMPSHELL — noun Etymology: from the resemblance of the shell and its protruding peduncle to an ancient oil lamp with the wick …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAMPSHELL — [lamp.shell] n [fr. the resemblance of the shell and its protruding peduncle to an ancient oil lamp with the wick …
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LAMPSHELL — Pronunciation: ' lamp- ˌ shel Function: noun Etymology: from the resemblance of the shell and its protruding peduncle to an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LAMP SHELL — a mollusklike marine animal; brachiopod. Also, lampshell . [ 1850-55; so called because its shape was thought to resemble that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRACHIOPOD — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin bracchium + Greek pod-, pous foot — more at foot Date: 1836 : any of …
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