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jewel box
(jewel box)
noun
1
a bivalve mollusc which has a robust shell with a rough or spiny surface. It lives in warm seas, attached to rock or coral.
Family
Chamidae
:
Chama
and other genera
2
(also
jewel case
)
a storage box for a CD.
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