trumpet shell

noun

A sea snail of the genus Charonia

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Meanings

nountrumpet shell (plural trumpet shells)

plural trumpet shells · alternative trumpet-shell

  1. A sea snail of the genus Charonia

Origin

From its shape.

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APA

trumpet shell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumpet%20shell

MLA

“trumpet shell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumpet%20shell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trumpet shell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumpet%20shell.

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