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tel•lin
(tel′in),USA pronunciation n.
- Invertebratesany marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- Greek tellí̄nē a shellfish
- Neo-Latin Tellina name of the genus
- 1895–1900