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Noun: lampshell
  1. Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
    - brachiopod, lamp shell

Derived forms: lamp shells, lampshells

Type of: invertebrate

Part of: Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda

Encyclopedia: Lampshell