- tooth shell
- noun Date: circa 1711 any of a class (Scaphopoda) of burrowing marine mollusks with a tapering tubular shell; also this shell
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tooth shell — tooth′ shell n. 1) ivt any marine mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, having a curved, tapering shell that is open at both ends 2) ivt the shell itself • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
tooth shell — n. SCAPHOPOD … English World dictionary
tooth shell — noun any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing • Syn: ↑tusk shell • Hypernyms: ↑scaphopod * * * noun 1. : a mollusk of the class Scaphopoda 2 … Useful english dictionary
tooth shell — 1. any marine mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, having a curved, tapering shell that is open at both ends. 2. the shell itself. Also called tusk shell. [1705 15] * * * … Universalium
tooth shell — noun Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade like foot Syn: tusk shell … Wiktionary
tooth shell — noun another term for tusk shell … English new terms dictionary
tooth shell — /ˈtuθ ʃɛl/ (say toohth shel) noun a member of the scaphopod mollusc genus Dentalium, having a long, tapering, tubular shell …
tooth-shell — … Useful english dictionary
tooth — n. & v. n. (pl. teeth) 1 each of a set of hard bony enamel coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing. 2 a toothlike part or projection, e.g. the cog of a gearwheel, the point of a saw or comb, etc. 3 (often… … Useful english dictionary
Tooth and Co. — Tooth and Co. was the major brewer of beer in New South Wales, Australia. The company owned a large brewery on Broadway in Sydney from 1835 until 1985, known as the Kent Brewery. A listed company, (ASX Code: TTH) historically one of Australia’s… … Wikipedia
