"shellmound" meaning in All languages combined

See shellmound on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shellmounds [plural], shell mound [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shellmound (plural shellmounds)
  1. (archaeology) A prehistoric midden containing shells of edible mollusks and other detritis Categories (topical): Archaeology

Inflected forms

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