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scallop shell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
scal-lop shell
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of certain species of genus Rheumaptera of moths.

noun

A pilgrim's shell.

Inflected Forms

scallop shells (plural)

Phrases

cherry scallop shell Ferguson's scallop shell scallop shell moth

Questions

What does scallop shell mean?
Any member of certain species of genus Rheumaptera of moths.

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