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单词 tooth shell
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tooth shell


noun

any marine mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, having a curved, tapering shell that is open at both ends.
the shell itself.
Also called tusk shell.

Origin of tooth shell

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby tooth shell

toothless, toothpaste, toothpick, tooth powder, tooth pulp, tooth shell, toothsome, toothwort, toothy, tootle, toot one's own horn
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Example sentences from the Web for tooth shell

  • This is the well-known Dentalium pretiosum, or Tooth-shell, generally known as the Hioqua.

    The Adventures of John Jewitt|John Rodgers Jewitt
  • One of the most characteristic of them lives in Dentalium, the tooth-shell.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for tooth shell

tooth shell

noun

another name for the tusk shell
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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