"mask shell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mask shells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mask shell (plural mask shells)
  1. Any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted aperture.
    Sense id: en-mask_shell-en-noun-ced75ta4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Littorinimorphs

Inflected forms

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