single-shelled

• Adjetivo que describe algo que tiene una sola cáscara, concha o cubierta externa; también puede referirse a algo de una sola pieza o monolítico. Es un término poco común en inglés moderno.

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.

   de una sola concha

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

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