turnip shell
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]turnip shell (plural turnip shells)
- The shell of any several large, thick, spiral sea snails belonging to genus Rapa and pthers, roughly turnip-shaped.
- Rapana rapiformis (syn. Rapana bulbosa).
References
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Rapana rapiformis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “turnip-shell”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
