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Noun: tusk shell  túsk shel
  1. Any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing
    "The tusk shell's unique shape allows it to burrow efficiently in sand";
    - tooth shell

Derived forms: tusk shells

Type of: scaphopod

Encyclopedia: Tusk shell