compound word for hard changing rainbow-colored lining of the shell of various mollusks like oysters?

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2007-01-10 00:53:17 · 3 answers · asked by JUN C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

I can't think of a compound word. The paua shell of New Zealand is described as iridescent.
Mother of pearl is 3 words.

2007-01-10 01:06:01 · answer #1 · answered by cloud43 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Mother-of-Pearl

2007-01-10 01:01:21 · answer #2 · answered by Dendryte88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Mother of Pearl,

2007-01-10 01:01:08 · answer #3 · answered by msmaryanne3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋