sea cradle

/si ˌkreɪdl/
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Other forms: sea cradles

Definitions of sea cradle
  1. noun
    primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
    synonyms: chiton, coat-of-mail shell, polyplacophore
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    type of:
    mollusc, mollusk, shellfish
    invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
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