tellin

From New Latin Tellina, from Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛlɪn/

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tellin (plural tellins)

1. (zoology) A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.

• tellinid

• tellinid

• Lintel, lentil, lintel

tellin

1. first-person singular present indicative of tellima