# slitshell

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various gastropods having a slit in the shell, particularly those of Pleurotomaria.

## Etymology
From slit + shell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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