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serpulas

serpulas is the plural of serpula.

Meaning of serpula

Noun

serpula (plural serpulas or serpulae)

  1. Any of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae that secrete a calcareous tube, usually irregularly contorted, but sometimes spirally coiled, with a wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its tube when it retracts.
    Synonyms:
    calcareous tubeworm, serpulid tubeworm, fanworm, plume worm

Questions about serpulas

What is serpulas the plural of?
Serpulas is the plural of serpula.

Words near serpulas in the dictionary

  1. SERPS
  2. Serpukhov
  3. Serpukhovian
  4. serpula
  5. serpulae
  6. serpulas
  7. serpulid
  8. serpulids
  9. serpulimorph
  10. serpulimorphs
  11. serpuline

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