coquillage
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
coquillage m (plural coquillages)
Usage notes
This refers to the shell of sea animals such as mollusks and bivalves, not to land animals. The shell of a turtle is referred to as a carapace, and the shell of a snail is referred to as a coquille.
Related terms
Further reading
- “coquillage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.