tooth shell
noun
any marine mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, having a curved, tapering shell that is open at both ends.
the shell itself.
Origin of tooth shell
1First recorded in 1705–15
- Also called tusk shell.
Words Nearby tooth shell
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How to use tooth shell in a sentence
One of the most characteristic of them lives in Dentalium, the tooth-shell.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldThe second family, Dentaliadæ, affords the curious Dentalium, or tooth shell.
The Ocean World: | Louis FiguierThis is the well-known Dentalium pretiosum, or Tooth-shell, generally known as the Hioqua.
The Adventures of John Jewitt | John Rodgers Jewitt
British Dictionary definitions for tooth shell
tooth shell
noun
another name for the tusk shell
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