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Pronunciation / Transliteration: danta shankh
"डेंटलियम एक प्रकार का समुद्री मोलस्क है।"
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Any marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, having a tapering, tubular shell open at both ends, commonly known as a tusk shell.
"The researcher carefully classified the collected dentalium specimens based on their shell curvature and ribbing." - 2
The shell of a tusk shell mollusk, historically used by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest as a medium of exchange, status symbol, and personal adornment.
"Traditional regalia worn during the ceremony was elaborately decorated with rows of gleaming dentalia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, coined in the 18th century from the Latin dens (tooth), based on the resemblance of the mollusk's tubular shell to an animal's tooth. The plural form is dentalia, referring to multiple shells of this genus often used historically as beads or currency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dentalium" is said worldwide
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dentale
Transliteration: dɑ̃tal
"Le dentale est un mollusque marin à la coquille tubulaire."
Torsionsschnecke
Transliteration: tɔʁzi̯oːnˌʃnɛkə
"Die Schale des Dentaliums wurde früher als Zahlungsmittel verwendet."
dentalio
Transliteration: dentalio
"Il dentalio è caratterizzato da una conchiglia a forma di zanna."
dentalio
Transliteration: dentalio
"Los pueblos indígenas utilizaban conchas de dentalio como moneda."
dentalium
Transliteration: dẽtaliũ
"O dentalium é um molusco marinho com concha em forma de tubo."
दन्त शंख
Transliteration: danta shankh
"डेंटलियम एक प्रकार का समुद्री मोलस्क है।"
角贝
Transliteration: jiǎo bèi
"角贝是一种管状外壳的海洋软体动物。"
굴조개
Transliteration: guljogae
"치조개류는 원시적인 화폐로 사용되기도 했습니다."
ツノガイ
Transliteration: tsunogai
"ツノガイ科の貝殻は装飾品として利用されてきた。"
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