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ARK SHELL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ark shell" is a kind of...):
bivalve; lamellibranch; pelecypod (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)
Holonyms ("ark shell" is a member of...):
Arca; genus Arca (type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams)