Lampshell

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  lampshell \lampshell\, lamp shell \lamp shell\n.
     A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair
     of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found
     worldwide.
  
     Syn: brachiopod.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lampshell
       n : marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms
           bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
           [syn: {brachiopod}, {lamp shell}]