tellin
Meanings
noun
- A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.
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Etymology
From New Latin Tellina, from Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”)
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