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| the shell of a marine organism | ||||
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| any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells | ||||
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| any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip | ||||
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| hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |