tooth shell
noun
any marine mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, having a curved, tapering shell that is open at both ends.
the shell itself.
Origin of tooth shell
1First recorded in 1705–15
- Also called tusk shell.
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British Dictionary definitions for tooth shell
tooth shell
noun
another name for the tusk shell
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