sea shell

A form of seashell — The empty shell of a marine mollusk.

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Meanings

nounsea shell (plural sea shells)

plural sea shells

  1. alternativeAlternative form of seashell.

    At first glance, this process seems to have nothing in common with any of the patterns on sea shells, but this impression is misleading.

    2013, Hans Meinhardt, The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 204
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