DENTALIUM

Meaning of DENTALIUM in English

[ dɛn'teɪlɪəm ]

■ noun tusk shells used as ornaments or (formerly) as money.

Origin

mod. L., from late L. dentalis (see dental ).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DENTALIUM — noun (plural dentalia) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin dentalis Date: 1847 any of a genus ( Dentalium ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DENTALIUM — -ˈtālēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin dentalis dental + -ium 1. capitalized : the type genus of Dentaliidae comprising …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DENTALIUM — (n.) A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.
Английский словарь Webster
DENTALIUM — ( n. ) A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DENTALIUM — /den tay"lee euhm/ , n. , pl. dentaliums, dentalia . any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium. [ 1860-65; dental …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DENTALIUM — noun ( plural den·ta·lia -lē-ə) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin dentalis Date: 1847 : any of a genus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DENTALIUM — noun a genus of marine mollusks belonging to the scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.
Webster English vocab
DENTALIUM — [den.ta.li.um] n, pl -lia [NL, genus name, fr. L dentalis] (1864): any of a genus (Dentalium) of widely distributed tooth …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DENTALIUM — n. (pl. dentalia) 1 any marine mollusc of the genus Dentalium, having a conical foot protruding from a tusklike shell. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DENTALIUM — n. (pl. dentalia) 1 any marine mollusc of the genus Dentalium, having a conical foot protruding from a tusklike shell. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DENTALIUM — n. (pl. dentalia) 1. any marine mollusc of the genus Dentalium, having a conical foot protruding from a tusklike shell. …
Oxford English vocab
DENTALIUM — n. Pronunciation: den- ' t ā -l ē - ə m Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -lia \ -l ē …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DENTALIIDAE — ˌdent ə lˈīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Dentalium, type genus + -idae : a family of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALLOCOCHICK — ˈaləkəˌchik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Yurok otl we-tsik, from otl human beings + we-tsik their dentalium shells : Indian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUSK — (n.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
Английский словарь Webster
TOOTHSHELL — (n.) Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium.
Английский словарь Webster
SCAPHOPDA — (n. pl.) A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike …
Английский словарь Webster
IOQUA SHELL — () The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians …
Английский словарь Webster
DENTAL — (a.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
Английский словарь Webster
TUSK — ( n. ) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOOTHSHELL — ( n. ) Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCAPHOPDA — ( n. pl. ) A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IOQUA SHELL — The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DENTAL — ( a. ) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUSK — vi to bare or gnash the teeth. 2. tusk ·noun ·same·as torsk. 3. tusk ·noun a toothshell, or dentalium; …
Webster English vocab
TOOTHSHELL — noun any species of dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. ·see dentalium.
Webster English vocab
SCAPHOPDA — noun ·pl a class of marine cephalate mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike …
Webster English vocab
IOQUA SHELL — the shell of a large dentalium (d. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the indians of …
Webster English vocab
DENTAL — adj an articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. 2. dental ·adj of or pertaining to the …
Webster English vocab
TUSK SHELL — ■ noun a burrowing mollusc with a slender tusk-shaped shell which is open at both ends. [ Dentalium and other …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIYOT — southernmost of the Indians of the North Pacific Coast of North America. They lived along the lower Mad River, Humboldt …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUPA — Indians of the Northwest Pacific Coast of North America who lived along the lower Trinity River in California and spoke …
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