单词 | rock shell |
释义 | > as lemmasrock shell rock shell n. †(a) a fossil mollusc shell (obsolete rare); (b) any of various marine gastropod molluscs of the families Muricidae and Thaididae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > unspecified types of snail?1541 rock shell1674 white-ear1854 1674 M. Lister Let. 12 Mar. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1975) X. 497 As for rock-shells they come in to me in greater Numbers, than I could ever have imagined. 1758 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 156/2 An extraordinary rock-shell, all over beset with tubercles which terminate in the likeness of dogs teeth. a1801 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus (ed. 2) (1805) 229 Rock-shell. Aperture terminating in a straight spout. 1898 Land of Sunshine Mar. 180 Many of the rock shells are aglow with color within the aperture, and their exterior is frilled and ‘spined’ in the most wonderful fashion. 1966 P. A. Morris Field Guide Shells Pacific Coast (ed. 2) 82 Family Muricidae: Rock Shells... These are active, carnivorous snails, preferring rocky or gravelly bottoms. 1990 Biblical Archaeologist 53 100/3 (caption) Spiny dye-murex (Bolinus brandaris) and the rock shell Thais haemastoma, both used for making red-purple. < as lemmas |
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