English Explanatory Dictionary

bubble shell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the headshield slugs of genus Bulla, belonging to the order Cephalaspidea of gastropods.
  2. A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla (Bullidae) and certain shells of similar appearance of the now disused order Tectibranchiata of molluscs.
  3. Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae), of pelagic sea snails.

Word forms

bubble shell bubble shells

Synonyms

purple snail violet snail
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