DRAGON-SHELL, noun A species of concamerated patella or limpet. The top is much curved, and of an ash-color on the outside, but internally, of a bright flesh color. It is found adhering to larger shells, or to the back of the tortoise, as common limpets do to the sides of rocks.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.