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tooth shell
n.
Any of various burrowing marine mollusks of the class Scaphopoda, having a long, tapering, slightly curved tubular shell. Also called scaphopod, tusk shell.
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Toothshell — Tooth shell , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of {Dentalium} and allied genera having a tooth shaped shell. See {Dentalium}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toothshell — toothˈshell noun The tusk shell, Dentalium • • • Main Entry: ↑tooth … Useful english dictionary
Cadulus — Taxobox name = Cadulus image width = image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Scaphopoda ordo = Dentaliida familia = Gadilidae genus = Cadulus genus authority = Philippi, 1844 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See… … Wikipedia
Tusk — Tusk, n. [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See {Tush} a tooth.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A toothshell,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tusk-shell — Tusk Tusk, n. [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See {Tush} a tooth.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
