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moon shell
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noun
any marine gastropod of the family Naticidae, having a rounded, short-spired, smooth shell.
the shell itself.
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Origin of moon shell
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby moon shell
moonroof, moonscape, moonseed, moonset, moonshee, moon shell, moonshine, moonshiner, moonshot, moonstone, moonstruck
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