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krovka — 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

krovka is used for these senses in English:

  • elytron A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
  • shell (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.

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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