English Dictionary

wing-shell

noun

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

The wing-shell is a type of mollusk found in coastal areas.

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

Any marine gastropod shell formerly in the genus Strombus, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family Strombidae.

意味（3）

Any pteropod shell.