shell-like

British  

adjective

1. resembling the empty shell of a mollusc

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noun

1. slang an ear (esp in the phrase a word in your shell-like )

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shell-like

Insects and other arthropods, which make up the vast majority of animals on Earth, instead possess a shell-like exoskeleton, which is mainly composed of a tough, flexible material called cuticle.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2023

Instead, the researchers’ analysis found that S. bideni’s inner shell is a gladius, a triangular shell-like remnant found in squids and vampire squids.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022

The most popular explanation for the Chiefs’ relative offensive struggles has been the shell-like defenses teams have deployed against them to limit their quick-strike ability.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2021

“The Laundromat” cleverly adopts its own shell-like structure, tucking random surprises and subplots into secret compartments and treating its own playfully disjointed narrative as a sleight-of-hand exercise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2019

And on the beach the white and blue canoes that came from Nayarit were drawn up, canoes preserved for generations by a hard shell-like waterproof plaster whose making was a secret of the fishing people.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck