single-shelled

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   univalve

   Similarunivalve

Questions about single-shelled

What does single-shelled mean?

single-shelled means "univalve".

How many syllables are in single-shelled?

single-shelled has 3 syllables and divides as sin-gle-shel-led 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.

Is single-shelled a common word?

single-shelled is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.