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Definition of Ear-shell
1. Noun. Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior.
Generic synonyms: Gastropod, Univalve
Group relationships: Genus Haliotis, Haliotis
Specialized synonyms: Haliotis Tuberculata, Ormer, Sea-ear
Definition of Ear-shell
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of ear shell) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ear-shell
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ear-shell
Literary usage of Ear-shell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1870)
"... but in this case the connection is probably less intimate, and not so permanent.
THE HALIOTIS, OR PEARLY ear-shell. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (1867)
"... but any further uses of this extraordinary and complicated mechanism are beyond
our knowledge. Ear Shell. | Ir.Mn'тип . | Ear Trumpet or Hearing Trampet ..."
3. The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1897)
"Rudimentary Muscles of the ear-shell. " Systematic Physiology is based especially
upon the history of development, ..."
4. The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1879)
"Rudimentary Muscles of the ear-shell. " Systematic Physiology is based especially
upon the history of development, and unless this is more complete, ..."
5. The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1879)
"Rudimentary Muscles of the ear-shell. " Systematic Physiology is based especially
upon the history of development, and unless this is more complete, ..."
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