wing-shells

A form of wing-shell — Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of wing-shell
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