tellin

See also: tellin'

English

Tellina nuculoides

Etymology

From New Latin Tellina, from Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛlɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

tellin (plural tellins)

1. (zoology) A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.

Hypernyms

• tellinid

Derived terms

• tellinid

Translations

marine bivalve mollusc

• Catalan: tellina f
• French: telline (fr) f
• Italian: tellina f
• Portuguese: conquilha f
• Spanish: coquina (es) f

Anagrams

• Lintel, lentil, lintel

Estonian

Verb

tellin

1. first-person singular present indicative of tellima