turnip shell

noun

The shell of any several large, thick, spiral sea snails belonging to genus Rapa and pthers, roughly turnip-shaped.

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Meanings

nounturnip shell (plural turnip shells)

plural turnip shells

  1. The shell of any several large, thick, spiral sea snails belonging to genus Rapa and pthers, roughly turnip-shaped.
    1. Rapana rapiformis (syn. Rapana bulbosa).
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