Dentalium

See also: dentalium

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin dentālis (“dental”), in reference to their toothlike shape.

Proper noun

Dentalium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dentaliidae – the dentalia, certain tusk shells.
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