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Noun: tooth shell  'tooth,shel
  1. Any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing
    "The tooth shell's unique shape allows it to burrow efficiently in sand";
    - tusk shell

Derived forms: tooth shells

Type of: scaphopod

Encyclopedia: Tooth shell