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Definition: RAZOR SHELL |
RAZOR SHELL1. (Zo["o]l.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen, or Ensatella, ensis, & Americana , which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also rasor clam , razor fish , knife handle . |
Crosswords: RAZOR SHELL |
| English words defined with "RAZOR SHELL": Razor fish ♦ Solen. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "RAZOR SHELL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | knivmusling-familien (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells). (various references) | |
Dutch | zwaardscheden (razor clam), tafelmesheften (razor clam), messcheden (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells). (various references) | |
French | solens (razor clam, razor clams, razor shells), knife clams (razor clam), couteaux (razor clam, razor clams, razor shells), \SOI (razor clam). (various references) | |
German | Scheidenmuscheln (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells), Meerscheiden (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells). (various references) | |
Greek | σωλήνες (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells). (various references) | |
Italian | manicai (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells), cappelunghe (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells), cannolicchi (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | azorray ellshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | navalhas (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells, razors), longueiroes (razor clam, razor clams), lingueiroes (razor clam), facas (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells), canivetes (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells). (various references) | |
Spanish | navajas (knife clams, razor clam, razor clams, razor shells). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Solenidae. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-l-l-o-r-r-s-z" | |
-3 letters: halloes, hoarser, hollers, rerolls, rollers, shoaler. | |
-4 letters: ahorse, ashler, ashore, azoles, halers, hallos, haloes, haoles, hazels, hazers, hellos, hoarse, hollas, holler, lasher, loreal, rasher, razers, razors, reroll, roller, sharer, sleazo, soarer, sorrel. | |
-5 letters: aloes, arles, arose, azole, earls, haler, hales, hallo, halls, halos, haole, hares, harls, hazel, hazer, hazes, heals, hears, hello, hells, helos, herls, heros, hoars, hoers, holes, holla, horal, horas, horse, hosel, lares, laser, lazes, lears, leash, lehrs, loral, lores, losel, loser, ollas, orals, orles, rales, rares, raser, razer, razes, razor, reals, rears, rheas, roars, roles, rolls, salol, selah, seral, shale, shall, share, sheal, shear, shell, sheol, shoal, shoer, shore, shorl, solar, sorel, sorer, zeals, zeros, zoeal, zoeas. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 41 5A 4F 52      53 48 45 4C 4C |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01000001 01011010 01001111 01010010 00100000 01010011 01001000 01000101 01001100 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R A Z O R   S H E L L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0041 005A 004F 0052      0053 0048 0045 004C 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)523560495225342394646 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Translations: Modern 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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