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dentalium definition

den·ta·lium (den tā′lē əm)

noun pl. dentalia -·lia (-ə)

any of a genus (Dentalium) of marine mollusks

Etymology: ModL < L dentalis, dental + -ium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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