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sabella

sabella noun: a seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes that it builds itself.

Noun

sabella (plural sabellas or sabellae)

  1. A seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes that it builds itself.

Proper noun capitalized: Sabella

Sabella

  1. a female given name, diminutive of Isabella

Forms of sabella

pluralsabellas
pluralsabellae

Origin of sabella

From Latin sabulum (“sand”).

Questions about sabella

What does sabella mean?
Sabella means a seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes that it builds itself.
What part of speech is sabella?
Sabella can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sabella?
The plural of sabella is sabellas.

Words near sabella in the dictionary

  1. sabeing
  2. Sabeism
  3. Sabel
  4. sabeline
  5. sabelines
  6. sabella
  7. sabellae
  8. sabellarian
  9. sabellarians
  10. sabellariid
  11. sabellariids

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