Found 2 items, similar to lamp shell.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lamp shell lamp shell n : marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide [syn: brachiopod, lampshell]
English → English (gcide) Definition: lamp shell lampshell \lampshell\, lamp shell \lamp shell\n. A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found worldwide. Syn: brachiopod. [WordNet 1.5] Terebratula \Ter`e*brat"u*la\, n.; pl. Terebratul[ae]. [Nl., dim. fr. terebratus, p. p., perforated.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak, through which projects a short peduncle for attachment. Called also lamp shell. [1913 Webster]