wing shell

noun

1

obsolete : elytron

2

a

: any of various marine bivalves of the family Pteriidae and especially the genus Pteria in which the hinge border projects like a wing

b

: a shell of the genus Strombus

c

: a pteropod shell

d

: a piddock shell

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