Maara shell

(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Jan 14 2006 at 5:47:10

Ma"a*ra shell` (?). (Zoöl.)

A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.

 

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