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Dentalium

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den⋅ta⋅li⋅um

  [den-tey-lee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -li⋅ums, -li⋅a.
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
Origin:
1860–65; < NL < ML dentāl(is) dental + -ium -ium
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den·ta·li·um   (děn-tā'lē-əm)   
n.   pl. den·ta·li·a (-lē-ə) or den·ta·li·ums
Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.

[New Latin Dentālium, genus name, from dentālis, toothy; see dental.]
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