seashell

ˈsiːʃɛl

Definition

Definition of seashell - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biologyhard outer covering of a sea creature

She collected a beautiful seashell on the beach..

conch

shell

colorsvery light pink color like some shells

She painted her room in a seashell shade.

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hard outer covering of a sea creature

Origin of seashell

Old English, sæ (sea) + scell (shell)

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angel wing

marine

type of seashell with a wing-like shape

Examples of seashell in a sentence

The seashell was intricately patterned.
The designer chose seashell for the wedding theme.
Her dress was a beautiful seashell hue.

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French:coquillage, rose pâle, ...
German:Muschel, Muschelton, ...
Italian:conchiglia, rosa conchiglia, ...
Spanish:concha marina, concha, ...
Portuguese:concha, rosa concha, ...
Chinese:海贝壳, 淡粉色, ...
Japanese:貝殻, シェルピンク, ...
Arabic:صَدَفة بَحْرِيّة, لون صدفة البحر, ...
Hebrew:צַדְפָּה, צֶבַע צֶדֶף, ...
Russian:ракушка, цвет морской раковины, ...
Ukrainian:морська мушля, відтінок мушлі, ...
Hindi:समुद्री सीप, सीशेल, ...
Bengali:সমুদ্রশাঁস, শাঁসের রং, ...
Catalan:petxina, rosa petxina, ...
Czech:lastura, velmi světle růžový odstín mušlové barvy, ...
Danish:strandskal, ...
Dutch:zeeschelp, ...
Greek:κοχύλι, κοχυλένιο, ...
Hungarian:tengeri kagylóhéj, kagylórózsaszín, ...
Khmer:សំបកខ្យងសមុទ្រ, ពណ៌ផ្កាឈូកស្រាល, ...
Korean:조개껍데기, 연분홍색, ...
Persian:صدف دریایی, صدفی, ...
Polish:muszla, seashell, ...
Portuguese (BR):concha, rosa concha, ...
Romanian:scoică, roz scoică, ...
Swedish:snäckskal, snäckskalsfärg, ...
Thai:เปลือกหอยทะเล, สีเปลือกหอย, ...
Turkish:deniz kabuğu, seashell, ...
Vietnamese:vỏ sò, màu vỏ sò, ...

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