olive shell
Americannoun
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any marine gastropod of the family Olividae, having a polished, highly colored, elongated shell and a large mantle that, when extended, surrounds the shell.
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the shell itself.
Etymology
Origin of olive shell
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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But that's simply an olive shell of the 'tent olive' species, genus Oliva, order Pectinibranchia, class Gastropoda, branch Mollusca—" "Yes, yes, Conseil!
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
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