- dentalium
- noun (plural dentalia) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin dentalis Date: 1847 any of a genus (Dentalium) of widely distributed tooth shells; broadly tooth shell
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Dentalium — Dentalium … Wikipédia en Français
dentalium — [den tā′lē əm] n. pl. dentalia [den tā′lēə] [ModL < L dentalis, DENTAL + IUM] any of a genus (Dentalium) of marine mollusks … English World dictionary
Dentalium — Den*ta li*um, n. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dentalĭum — (D. Lam., Meerzahn), lang kegelförmige Schnecke mit rüsselförmigem Fuß u. gestieltem, mit Fühlern versehenem Kopf; fossil kommen sie in allen Meeresformationen vor, viele Arten leben noch … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Dentalĭum — (Elefantenzahn), s. Zahnschnecke … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
dentalium — DENTÁLIUM s.m. v. dental. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
Dentalium — Taxobox name = Dentalium image caption = Top: Dentalium entalis bottom: Dentalium tarentinum regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Scaphopoda ordo = Dentaliida familia = Dentaliidae genus = Dentalium genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758… … Wikipedia
Dentalium — Dentalium … Wikipédia en Français
dentalium — ⇒DENTALE, DENTALIUM, subst. masc. Mollusque à coquille univalve et en forme de cornet, vivant enfoncé dans la vase ou le sable des bords de mer. Cette petite classe ne comprend que le Dentale (Dentalium Tarentinum) dont la coquille ressemble tout … Encyclopédie Universelle
dentalium — /den tay lee euhm/, n., pl. dentaliums, dentalia. any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium. [1860 65; < NL < ML dental(is) DENTAL + ium IUM] * * * … Universalium
