scallop shell

noun

Any member of certain species of genus Rheumaptera of moths.

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Meanings

nounscallop shell (plural scallop shells)

plural scallop shells

  1. Any member of certain species of genus Rheumaptera of moths.
  2. A pilgrim's shell.
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