Shellie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small or miniature shell. informal

    "As you would expect, the first shelled organisms acquired a shell in small steps, forming tiny (less than 1 mm) hard parts nicknamed "little shellies" or "small shellies.""

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"As you would expect, the first shelled organisms acquired a shell in small steps, forming tiny (less than 1 mm) hard parts nicknamed "little shellies" or "small shellies.""

Etymology

From shell + -ie (diminutive suffix).

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