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蛋壳 蛋殼 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

蛋壳 蛋殼 is used for these senses in English:

  • shell A hard external covering of an animal.

shell — full definition

  1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
  2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
  3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
  4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
  5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

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