Dentalium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The typical and leading genus of the family Dentaliidæ.
  • Word Usage
    "Charies de Lint one the shaman wore in Aled Evans's painting, with the same intricate pattern of colored beads and dentalium shells."