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tulip shell

Syllabification: (tu·lip shell)
Definition of tulip shell

noun

  • a predatory marine mollusk with a sculptured spiral shell resembling that of a whelk.
    • Family Fasciolariidae, class Gastropoda, in particular Fasciolaria tulipa, which is common in the Caribbean

tulip shell in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of tulip shell in the British & World English dictionary