WING SHELL


Meaning of WING SHELL in English

noun

1. obsolete : elytron

2.

a. : any of various marine bivalves of the family Pteriidae and especially the genus Pteria in which the hinge border projects like a wing

b. : a shell of the genus Strombus

c. : a pteropod shell

d. : a piddock shell

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.