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tellin

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English

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Tellina nuculoides

Etymology

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

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Noun

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tellin (plural tellins)

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

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Verb

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tellin

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tellima
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