rosary shell

noun

The shell of any marine gastropods of the genus Monodonta. They are top-shaped, bright-coloured and pearly.

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Meanings

nounrosary shell (plural rosary shells)

plural rosary shells

  1. The shell of any marine gastropods of the genus Monodonta. They are top-shaped, bright-coloured and pearly.
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