lampshell

Questions about lampshell

What does lampshell mean?

lampshell means "marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide".

How many syllables are in lampshell?

lampshell has 2 syllables and divides as lamp-shell under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for lampshell?

Close synonyms include brachiopod, lamp shell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lampshell a common word?

lampshell is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.