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shelly
adjective
uk /ˈʃel.i/ us /ˈʃel.i/
made of, like, or relating to shells:
In ancient seabeds, they spotted numerous small, shelly fossils.
The shelly sand showed marks of tractor tracks.
The water receded, leaving behind a deposit of coarser, shellier sand.
We’d found a patch of particularly shelly sand earlier in the day.
Many bays on the west of the island have areas of shelly sands.
The beetle had been turned onto its shelly back and could not right itself.
It is a low, flat island, with sandy or shelly beaches that are visited by many migrating shore birds.
The divers were exploring the shelliest part of the sea bed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
ala
baleen
bristle
bristly
coated
cowhide
dander
downy
feather
fleece
mane
plumule
prickle
sable
seashell
spine
spinneret
whalebone
whiskery
wishbone
Related word
shell
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