wing-shell

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Synonyms: wing, ring, wring, zing, swing, wind, ming, wink, king, whing, win

Antonyms: wing, ring, wring, zing, swing, wind, ming, wink, king, whing, win

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Noun

1. Any of various species of [[marine]] [[bivalve]] [[shell]]s formerly belonging to the genus {{taxfmt|Avicula|genus}} (no longer accepted), now a synonym of ''[[Pteria]]'', with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
2. Any marine [[gastropod]] shell formerly in the genus {{taxfmt|Strombus|genus}}, with species now assigned to several genera, principally in the family {{taxfmt|Strombidae|family}}.
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} Any [[pteropod]] shell.

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