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lamp shell

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noun
a mollusklike marine animal; brachiopod.
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Origin of lamp shell

First recorded in 1850–55; so called because its shape was thought to resemble that of an ancient Roman oil lamp
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British Dictionary definitions for lamp shell

lamp shell

noun
another name for a brachiopod

Word Origin for lamp shell

C19: from its likeness in shape to an ancient Roman oil lamp
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