Shell

"Shell" in Greek

κάλυκας

kálykas

(casing of an artillery projectile)

κάψα

kápsa

(pod)

κέλυφος

kélyfos

(hard covering of an egg)

κέλυφος

kélyfos

(covering of a nut)

κέλυφος

kélyfos

(overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body)

κέλυφος

kélyfos

(computing: general-purpose environment)

οβίδα

ovída

(hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon)

τύμπανο

týmpano

(music: body of a drum)

φυσίγγιο

fysíngio

(cartridge of a breechloading firearm)

όστρακο

óstrako

(hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.