Dentalium

See also: dentalium

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin dentālis (“dental”) +‎ -ium (neuter nominative-diminutive suffix), in reference to their toothlike shape.

Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Proper noun

Dentalium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dentaliidae – the dentalia, certain tusk shells.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: dentalium

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