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Dentalium
| dentaria
| dentaria bulbifera
| dentaria diphylla
| dentate
| dentate leaf
Dentalium
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Dentalium, n. (pl. dentalia)
1 any marine mollusc of the genus Dentalium, having a conical foot protruding from a tusklike shell.
2 this shell used as an ornament or as a form of currency.
1 any marine mollusc of the genus Dentalium, having a conical foot protruding from a tusklike shell.
2 this shell used as an ornament or as a form of currency.
Etymology
mod.L f. LL dentalis: see DENTAL
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