COLUMBELLA

Meaning of COLUMBELLA in English

(n.) A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some species, as Columbella mercatoria, were formerly used as shell money.

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COLUMBELLA — ˌkäləmˈbelə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin columba dove + New Latin -ella; from the color of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLUMBELLA — ( n. ) A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some species, as Columbella mercatoria, were formerly used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COLUMBELLA — noun a genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. some species, as columbella mercatoria, were formerly used as shell …
Webster English vocab
COLUMBELLIDAE — ˌkäləmˈbeləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Columbella, type genus + -idae : a family (order Pectinibranchia) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary