ioqua-shell
I"o*qua shell`. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) Defn: The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians of the west coast of North America.
I"o*qua shell`. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) Defn: The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians of the west coast of North America.