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Shell - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for shell: 🔊

BrE /ʃel/ NAmE /ʃel/

1.2. Etymology of Shell:

Old English scell (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schel ‘scale, shell’, also to scale ‘thin plates that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent. in sense 2.

1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of shell:

Coquille
Coquillage

1.4. Definition of shell in fisheries:

Shell: the hard, outer, protective covering of eggs, nuts, some seeds, insects and some animals

Other Definitions of Shell per Country

In Kenya:

“shell” means whole part of the hard outer cover of a mollusc;

✏️ Source -- Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991 )

In South Africa:

"shell" means the empty shell of a shellfish;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, Section 1 ( South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 )

“shell” means the shell or portion of the shell of any sea animal found in thesea or on the sea-shore;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Sea Fishery Act 1988, Section 1, Sub-section xxxvii ( South Africa Sea Fishery Act 1988 )

1.5. Plural of shell:

Shells;

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