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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShell
/ʃɛl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.
"We collected empty sea shells along the shore."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English sciell, sciel, of Germanic origin; related to scale and skull.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shell" is said worldwide
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coquillage
Transliteration: coquillage
"Nous avons trouvé un beau coquillage sur la plage."
Muschel
Transliteration: Muschel
"Sie sammelte Muscheln am Strand."
conchiglia
Transliteration: conchiglia
"Ho trovato una bella conchiglia sulla sabbia."
concha
Transliteration: concha
"Encontré una hermosa concha en la orilla del mar."
concha
Transliteration: concha
"As crianças recolheram conchas na praia."
सीप
Transliteration: seep
"उसने समुद्र तट पर एक सुंदर सीप पाई।"
贝壳
Transliteration: bèiké
"他们在海滩上捡到了美丽的贝壳。"
조개껍데기
Transliteration: jogaekkeopdegi
"해변에서 조개껍데기를 주웠습니다."
貝殻
Transliteration: kaigara
"海岸で美しい貝殻を拾いました。"
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