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Noun: dentalium  den'tey-lee-um
  1. A genus of tusk shells, marine mollusks with a tubular conical shell
    "Native Americans often used dentalium shells as currency or ornaments"
     
  2. The shell of a tusk shell, often used in jewellery or as currency by some indigenous peoples
    "The necklace was adorned with small dentalium shells"

Derived forms: dentaliums

Encyclopedia: Dentalium