single-shelled

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das eine einzige Schale oder äußere Hülle hat; im modernen Englisch selten verwendet.

An obsolete adjective describing something that has a single shell or outer covering; rarely used in modern English.

1. Having one shellC1formalscientific

   Describing a mollusk or other organism that has a shell composed of a single piece or valve.

   Einschalig

   • Snails are single-shelled mollusks.
   • The fossil was identified as a single-shelled creature.
   • Single-shelled organisms are often studied in marine biology.

   Synonymeunivalve