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Meaning of dentalium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.

Examples

“Apart from the two or three bird masks, the only other zoomorphic mask was a wolf frontlet of cedar decorated in micaceous black paint with dentalium teeth, dentalium being an important form of wealth with some of the attributes of a currency.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dentalization Dentally Dentals Dentamaro dentary dentary bone

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