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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.
tooth shell
noun
- another name for the tusk shell
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tooth shell1
First recorded in 1705–15
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Example Sentences
It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells.
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