English Explanatory Dictionary

dentalium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.

Word forms

dentalium dentalia dentaliums

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dentalium, from Latin dentālis (“dental”), dēns (“tooth”), Proto-Italic *dents and Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Related words

Dentalium
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