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trumpet shell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
trum-pet shell
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sea snail of the genus Charonia

Etymology

From its shape.

Inflected Forms

trumpet shells (plural) trumpet-shell (alternative)

Questions

What does trumpet shell mean?
A sea snail of the genus Charonia
Where does trumpet shell come from?
From its shape.

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