dentalium
noun
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
dentalia
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pluralof dentalium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Marine animals are arranged in the subterraneous beds with admirable order, in distinct groups, oysters here, dentalia or corals there, &c., as now, according to Marsilli,77 on the shores of the Adriatic.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
By his side we placed his fire sticks, ten pieces of dentalia or Indian money, a small bag of acorn meal, a bit of dried venison, some tobacco, and his bow and arrows.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope
