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单词 turret shell
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Definition of turret shell in English:

turret shell

noun
  • A mollusc with a long, slender, pointed spiral shell, typically brightly coloured and living in tropical seas.

    Family Turitellidae, class Gastropoda: Turitella and other genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Typically, shells of this family are shaped like long, slender augers or screws, which are very similar to Turritellidae, or turret shells.
    • The dead shells of turret shell provide homes for hermit crabs, which can be extremely dense in patches.
    • Only two other groups of gastropods are capable of toxic bites: the auger shells (family Terebridae) and the turret shells (family Turridae).
    • Fossil turret shells, fig shells, and cockles indicate that the marine waters off the coast were warm.
    • Where I'm walking there aren't many shells, but there are some small turret shells, karire in Maori, zeacolpus symmetricus.
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