shell meaning in Latin
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| shell [shells] noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | folliculus [folliculi](2nd) M |
| shell (egg / sea urchin) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | calyx [calycis](3rd) M |
| shell (sea urchin) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | caliculus [caliculi](2nd) M calyculus [calyculi](2nd) M |
| shell-fish noun | balanus [balani](2nd) F |
| shell-formed, shell-like, shaped like a sea-shell adjective | conchatus [conchata, conchatum]adjective |
| shell-formed / shaped adjective | carinatus [carinata, carinatum]adjective |
| shell of a horned tortoise noun | chelium [chelii](2nd) N |
| shell of horned tortoise noun | chelyon [chelyi]noun |
| shell Triton blew noun | buccina [buccinae](1st) F bucina [bucinae](1st) F |
| shellfish (L+S) noun [UK: ˈʃel.fɪʃ] [US: ˈʃel.fɪʃ] | crustatum [crustati](2nd) N |
| shellfish mold (Cal) noun | mitulus [mituli](2nd) M |
| (form of) a snail shell noun | cochlia [cochliae](1st) F coclea [cocleae](1st) F coclia [cocliae](1st) F |
| (form) snail shell noun | cochlea [cochleae](1st) F |
| a shellfish from which (royal) purple dye was obtained) noun | calcendix [calcendicis](3rd) F clacendix [clacendicis](3rd) F claxendix [claxendicis](3rd) F |
| animal with a hard shell noun | crustatum [crustati](2nd) N |
| bi-valve shellfish, clam noun | chema [chemae](1st) F |
| bivalve shellfish, clam noun | chama [chamae](1st) F |
| boiled with shell / pod noun | conchis [conchis](3rd) F |
| boiled with shell / pod? noun | conchicla [conchiclae](1st) F |
| containing pieces of bark / rind / shell adjective | corticosus [corticosa, corticosum]adjective |
| cutting, paring, shell noun | putamen [putaminis](3rd) N |
| double shell of oyster noun | diptychum [diptychi](2nd) N |
| half walnut shell noun | carina [carinae](1st) F |
| having hard covering / shell adjective | testaceus [testacea, testaceum]adjective testacius [testacia, testacium]adjective |
| in a nutshell (in summary) adverb [UK: ɪn ə ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ɪn ə ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel] | in nuceadverb |
| kind of razor-shell clam noun | onyx [onychis](3rd) C |
| kind of shellfish (used for purple dye) noun | buccinum [buccini](2nd) N bucinum [bucini](2nd) N |
| large edible shellfish noun | peloris [peloridis](3rd) F |
| like a snail shell adverb | cochleatimadverb |
| little rind / shell / crust noun | crustula [crustulae](1st) F |
| lyre / harp (made originally from a tortoise shell) noun | chelysos [chelyi]noun |
| made of tortoise-shell adjective | testudineus [testudinea, testudineum]adjective |
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