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Any marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.

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carrier shell

Source Word

carrier shell

Noun

Any marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.

Japanese Meaning

自分の殻に石や他の殻の破片を付着させる特徴を持つ、Xenophoridae科に属する海洋性の巻貝

砂地の礁で、石や貝殻片を自分の殻に接着して付ける海の巻貝が、誇らしげに小石や貝殻片のモザイクを背中に飾っていた。

Sense（1）

Any marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.

carrier shells

（ plural ）