Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
ear-shell is a noun meaning "any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior". It carries one recorded sense.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ear-shell come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.