single-shelled
- adjective
- Specialized
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univalvo
- Most snails are single-shelled creatures known as univalves.
Examples
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The museum display included both single-shelled and bivalve mollusks for comparison.
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Marine biologists studied the single-shelled gastropods found in the tidal pools.
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The single-shelled snail glided across the wet surface.
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A single-shelled organism can be found in many marine environments.
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Marine biologists studied the single-shelled gastropods found in the tidal pools.
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Most snails are single-shelled creatures known as univalves.
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A single-shelled organism can be found in many marine environments.
Synonyms
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Having a hard outer covering like a crab or nut
Having a single shell like a snail
Antonyms
How Shelled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Single-shelled combines single ('one') and shell ('a protective covering'), so imagine a creature with just one outer shell. That's why single-shelled describes animals, like many snails, that have only one shell.