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tooth shell

noun

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

tooth shell

noun

  1. 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tooth shell1

First recorded in 1705–15
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It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells.

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