shellier; shelliest
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Paleontologists have found indentations of the reptiles’ impressive teeth on the shells of squid relatives called ammonites, demonstrating how the lizards grabbed and crushed their shelly meals. —
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2021
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2021
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shelly
adjective
shellier; shelliest
1
: full of or covered with shells and especially seashells
a shelly beach
2
: consisting of a shell or shells
a crab's shelly home
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