D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Argus shell

/är'-gəs shĕl/ · Ar·gus shell · IPA
01 A species of shell (Cypræa argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
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    A species of shell (Cypræa argus), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.(Zool.)