tooth shell
tooth shell
T t Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tooth shel]
- /tuθ ʃɛl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tooth shel]
- /tuθ ʃɛl/
Definitions of tooth shell words
- noun tooth shell any marine mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, having a curved, tapering shell that is open at both ends. 1
- noun tooth shell the shell itself. 1
- noun tooth shell scaphopod 0
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Origin of tooth shell
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tooth shell
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tooth shell popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tooth shell usage trend in Literature
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