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Definition: Columbella
Columbella
\Col`um*bel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. columba a dove.
So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form, of
some species.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some
species, as
Columbella mercatoria, were formerly used as
shell money.
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