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

The argonaut octopus crawls inside its shell-like purse, traps some air bubbles inside, then uses its buoyancy to bob just beneath the surface of water in warm oceans around the world.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022

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

Patrick Mahomes still hasn’t solved the shell-like alignment defenses are throwing at him.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021

And every year Kino refinished his canoe with the hard shell-like plaster by the secret method that had also come to him from his father.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck