1
: having a shell especially of a specified kind
—often used in combination
pink-shelled
thick-shelled
2
a
: having the shell removed
shelled nuts
b
: removed from the cob
shelled corn
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Indeed, a single cup of shelled pistachios pack nearly 25 grams.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
The beaches themselves are also some of the most visually striking natural formations in this part of the world; the pink sand, which gets its color from tiny red-colored shelled organisms, is legendary and well worth the trip alone.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Mussel toast—a thick wedge of bread spread with aioli and piled high with shelled molluscs and doused in a tomato-tinged sauce—is effectively a bowl of cioppino (there’s the Bay Area, again) minus the broth.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2023
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
The beaches themselves are also some of the most visually striking natural formations in this part of the world; the pink sand, which gets its color from tiny red-colored shelled organisms, is legendary and well worth the trip alone.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Mussel toast—a thick wedge of bread spread with aioli and piled high with shelled molluscs and doused in a tomato-tinged sauce—is effectively a bowl of cioppino (there’s the Bay Area, again) minus the broth.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2023
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“Shelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelled. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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shelled
adjective1
: having a shell especially of a specified kind
pink-shelled
hard-shelled
2
a
: having the shell removed
shelled nuts
shelled oysters
b
: removed from the cob
shelled corn
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