scorpion shell

/ˌskɔrpiən ʃɛl/
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Definitions of scorpion shell
  1. noun
    any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines
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    type of:
    snail
    freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
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