Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bivalve mollusk with tubular siphonal sheath; a tube-shell.
- Having a tubular or fistulous shell.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A shell or tube formed by an annelid, as a serpula.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology, rare A
shell ortube formed by anannelid , such as aserpula .
Etymologies
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From tube and valve.
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