carrier shell

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carrier shell

noun carrier shells

Any marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.
Similar: mason shell

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@misc{carrier_shell_2026,
  title = {carrier shell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carrier%20shell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}