Seashell - English Vocabulary for Kids

seashell

/ˈsiːʃɛl/

noun

A hard shell from a sea creature found on the beach

“She collected seashells by the shore.”

צדפה

Seashell is a noun in the nature category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "A hard shell from a sea creature found on the beach" In Hebrew, seashell translates to צדפה.

Example Sentences

We collected seashells of every shape and color along the beach.
If you hold a seashell to your ear, you can hear a sound like the ocean.
The hermit crab moved into a new seashell when it grew too big for the old one.

Did You Know? Seashells are actually the hard outer covering of mollusks like snails and clams, made mostly from calcium carbonate — the same material as chalk. The largest seashell ever found was a Giant Clam shell over 1.3 meters long! Before coins were invented, seashells were used as money in many parts of the world.