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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.


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