1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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.] (Zool.) A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some species, as {Columbella mercatoria}, were formerly used as shell money. [1913 Webster]
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