Columbella /(?)/

Col·um·bel·la

Columbella

n.

[NL., dim. of L. columba a dove. So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form, of some species.]

A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some species, as Columbella mercatoria, were formerly used as shell money. (Zool.)

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