| CLAMSHELL | • clamshell n. The shell of a clam. • clamshell n. Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge… • clamshell n. (Often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam. |
| LAMPSHELL | • lampshell n. Alternative form of lamp shell. • lamp␣shell n. (Zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda). • LAMPSHELL n. a kind of brachiopod with a shell shaped like an antique lamp. |
| CLAMSHELLS | • clamshells n. Plural of clamshell. • clamshells v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamshell. • CLAMSHELL n. the shell of a clam; a bucket, as in a dredge, having two hinged jaws. |
| LAMPSHELLS | • lampshells n. Plural of lampshell. • lamp␣shells n. Plural of lamp shell. • LAMPSHELL n. a kind of brachiopod with a shell shaped like an antique lamp. |
| SMALLHOLDER | • smallholder n. A person who owns or runs a smallholding, a minor independent farmer. • smallholder n. (US, historical) A small slaveholder, a person who owns a smallholding. • SMALLHOLDER n. one who keeps a smallholding. |
| ALLELOMORPHS | • allelomorphs n. Plural of allelomorph. • ALLELOMORPH n. any one of the two or more possible forms of a gene, also ALLEL, ALLELE. |
| SMALLCLOTHES | • smallclothes n. Knee-length breeches, worn especially in the 18th century. • smallclothes n. (Britain, archaic) Underwear and other small items of clothing. • SMALLCLOTHES n. knee-breeches, esp. those of the close-fitting eighteenth century form. |
| SMALLHOLDERS | • smallholders n. Plural of smallholder. • SMALLHOLDER n. one who keeps a smallholding. |
| SMALLHOLDING | • smallholding n. A small farm. • smallholding n. (US, historical) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). Contrasted… • small␣holding n. Alternative form of smallholding. |
| SHAMBOLICALLY | • shambolically adv. In a shambolic manner. • SHAMBOLIC adv. chaotic. |
| SMALLHOLDINGS | • smallholdings n. Plural of smallholding. • small␣holdings n. Plural of small holding. • SMALLHOLDING n. a small-scale farm. |
| ALLELOMORPHISM | • allelomorphism n. (Genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele. • ALLELOMORPHISM n. the state of being an allelomorph. |
| LAMELLIBRANCHS | • lamellibranchs n. Plural of lamellibranch. • LAMELLIBRANCH n. any member of the Lamellibranchiata, bivalve molluscs including clams, mussels and oysters. |
| MALACOPHYLLOUS | • malacophyllous adj. (Botany) Having soft or fleshy leaves. • MALACOPHYLLOUS adj. of plants living in dry regions, having fleshy leaves in which water is stored. |
| ALLELOMORPHISMS | • allelomorphisms n. Plural of allelomorphism. • ALLELOMORPHISM n. the state of being an allelomorph. |
| HEMOFLAGELLATES | • hemoflagellates n. Plural of hemoflagellate. • HEMOFLAGELLATE n. a flagellate (as a trypanosome) that is a blood parasite, also HAEMOFLAGELLATE. |
| HOMOPLASTICALLY | • homoplastically adv. In a homoplastic sense. • HOMOPLASTIC adv. similar in structure and development but not descended from a recent common source. |