shellie

English

Etymology

From shell +‎ -ie (diminutive suffix).

Noun

shellie (plural shellies)

  1. (informal) A small or miniature shell.
    • 2023, Kate LoMedico Marriott, ‎Alexander Bartholomew, ‎Donald R. Prothero, Evolution of the Ammonoids, page 60:
      As you would expect, the first shelled organisms acquired a shell in small steps, forming tiny (less than 1 mm) hard parts nicknamed "little shellies" or "small shellies."
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