DENTALIUM

Meaning of DENTALIUM in English

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.

Etymology: mod.L f. LL dentalis: see DENTAL

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

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 — [ dɛn'teɪlɪəm ] ■ noun tusk shells used as ornaments or (formerly) as money. Origin mod. L., from late L. …
Concise Oxford 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. 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 …
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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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