After all, we live today in an unusual world: sea level is low, the continents are dispersed, ice occupies the poles, and the shelly fauna of the oceans is composed largely of aragonite rather than calcite.
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Shelly
/ˈʃɛli/
Synonyms for "shelly" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
fossil shellshell fragment
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
shell piece
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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6 entriesfossil fragmentgeological descriptormineral fragmentsedimentary materialsedimentary rock attributetextural descriptor
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5 entriesbivalve shell fragmentbrachiopod shell fragmentgastropod shell fragmentshelly limestoneshelly shale
Collocations
10 entriesshelly bedshelly carbonateshelly debrisshelly depositshelly faciesshelly fossilshelly fragmentshelly limestoneshelly materialshelly rock
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6 total sentences available.
the shelly shore
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Shrined are your offspring in a chrystal cradle, / Brighter than Helen's ere she yet had burst / Her shelly prison.
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It is seen commonly in connection with flat-foot, and where the horn of the wall is thin and shelly.
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