slitshell

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noun

Any of various gastropods having a slit in the shell, particularly those of Pleurotomaria.

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Meanings

nounslitshell (plural slitshells)

plural slitshells

  1. Any of various gastropods having a slit in the shell, particularly those of Pleurotomaria.

Origin

From slit + shell.

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APA

slitshell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slitshell

MLA

“slitshell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slitshell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slitshell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slitshell.

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