"body shell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: body shells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body shell (plural body shells)
  1. Alternative form of bodyshell. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bodyshell
    Sense id: en-body_shell-en-noun-~w0EnZBm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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