moonshell
/ˈmunˌʃɛl/
noun
- A small, round, white or pale seashell with a smooth, shiny surface, often found on beaches.
- She kept a delicate moonshell on her desk as a souvenir from her beach vacation.
- The children collected moonshells along the shore after the tide went out.
- The moonshell's glossy surface reflected the sunlight like a tiny pearl.
- A type of marine mollusk (family Naticidae) that has a rounded, spiral shell, also called a moon snail.
- Marine biologists studied the moonshell's unique way of drilling into other shells.
- The moonshell burrows into the sand to hunt for clams.
- A live moonshell leaves a trail in the wet sand as it moves.