topshell

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noun

A shell shaped like a toy top, found principally in the family Trochidae of marine gastropod mollusks or top snails.

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Meanings

nountopshell (plural topshells)

plural topshells · alternative top shell

  1. A shell shaped like a toy top, found principally in the family Trochidae of marine gastropod mollusks or top snails.
  2. A snail with such a shell

Origin

From top + shell.

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APA

topshell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topshell

MLA

“topshell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topshell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “topshell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topshell.

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