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    LAMP SHELL

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwideplay

    Synonyms:

    brachiopod; lamp shell; lampshell

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("lamp shell" is a kind of...):

    invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)

    Holonyms ("lamp shell" is a member of...):

    Brachiopoda; phylum Brachiopoda (marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks)

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