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noun
The shell of Antalis pretiosa, formerly used as money and ornaments (hiaqua) by Native American and Aboriginal people of the western United States and Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: dentalium
Antonyms: none provided
History
A variant of hiaqua, from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka.
