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olive shell

noun

  1. any marine gastropod of the family Olividae, having a polished, highly colored, elongated shell and a large mantle that, when extended, surrounds the shell.
  2. the shell itself.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of olive shell1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

But that's simply an olive shell of the 'tent olive' species, genus Oliva, order Pectinibranchia, class Gastropoda, branch Mollusca—" "Yes, yes, Conseil!

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