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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gastropodous mollusks, typical of the family Columbellidæ. C. mercatoria is an example. Also
Colombella .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some species, as
Columbella mercatoria , were formerly used as shell money.
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