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| oyster |
a small animal with a soft body and a hard shell in two pieces. Oysters have a rough shell with a very shiny inside, where pearls sometimes grow. Oysters live in shallow ocean water. They are mollusks and are closely related to clams and mussels. People eat some kinds of oysters. |
| pecan |
a nut that has a thin, smooth, oval shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| pie1 |
a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, or other filling, and baked. |
| pistachio |
a green nut with a tan shell that is sometimes dyed red. Pistachios have a sweet taste. [1/2 definitions] |
| quahog |
a small, round clam that lives in the ocean along the eastern coast of North America. Quahogs are mollusks with a soft body and a hard shell. Quahogs are eaten by people. |
| seashell |
the shell of an oyster, clam, or other sea animal. Seashells are often found washed up on shore. |
| sea urchin |
a small sea animal with a soft body inside a hard, round shell. Its shell is covered with long, thin spines. Sea urchins are related to starfish. |
| shell |
a hard outer covering of certain animals, such clams, snails, or oysters. This type of shell is made by the animal itself, and it is used by the animal to protect itself. [2/8 definitions] |
| shellfish |
a small animal that lives in fresh or salt water and has a shell outside its body. Shellfish are not true fish. They are invertebrates, or animals with no backbone. People can eat many kinds of shellfish, including clams, oysters, shrimp, and lobsters. |
| shrimp |
a small animal with a hard, jointed shell and five pairs of legs. Most kinds of shrimp live in the ocean, but a few kinds live in fresh water. Shrimp are crustaceans and are closely related to crabs and lobsters. Many kinds of shrimp can be eaten. [1/3 definitions] |
| slug1 |
a small land animal with a soft body and two tentacles with eyes. Slugs are mollusks closely related to snails, but they do not have a visible shell. They live in wet places and eat plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| snail |
a small animal with a soft body and a spiral shell. Many kinds of snails live on land, in fresh water, or in the ocean. They move slowly using their wide, strong foot. Snails are mollusks. [1/2 definitions] |
| tart2 |
a small baked pastry shell with a fruit or other filling. Tarts sometimes do not have a top crust. |
| tectonic plate |
one of the plate-like segments of the Earth's crust and upper mantle. The plates form the outer shell of the planet, and they are actually moving very slowly. Where the plates come into contact with each other, their movement can cause or play a part in the eruption of volcanoes, the building of mountains, and the occurrence of earthquakes. |
| turtle |
a reptile with a soft body covered by a hard shell that lives in water or on land. A turtle pulls its head, legs, and tail into its shell for protection. |
| walnut |
the nut of such a tree, having a hard, brown shell and a seed that can be eaten. The seeds are called walnuts too. [1/4 definitions] |
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