tellin

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UK/ˈtɛlɪn/

noun

A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand and siphons detritus.

OriginNew Latin Tellina ← Ancient Greek τελλίνη →
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Meanings

nountellin (plural tellins)

plural tellins

  1. biologyA marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand and siphons detritus.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτελλίνη“a small bivalve shellfish”
  2. New LatinTellina
  3. Englishtellin

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

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Translations

Catalan tellina
  • tellinamarine bivalve mollusc
French telline
  • tellinemarine bivalve mollusc
Italian tellina
  • tellinamarine bivalve mollusc
Portuguese conquilha
  • conquilhamarine bivalve mollusc
Spanish coquina
  • coquinamarine bivalve mollusc

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lentillintel
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APA

tellin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tellin

MLA

“tellin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tellin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tellin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tellin.

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