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spirifer

spirifer noun: any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.

Noun

spirifer (plural spirifers)

  1. Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.

Forms of spirifer

pluralspirifers

Origin of spirifer

From Latin spira (“a coil”) + fero (“to bear”).

Questions about spirifer

What does spirifer mean?
Spirifer means any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.
What part of speech is spirifer?
Spirifer is a noun.
What is the plural of spirifer?
The plural of spirifer is spirifers.

Words near spirifer in the dictionary

  1. spirgetine
  2. spiric
  3. spiricle
  4. spiricles
  5. spirics
  6. spirifer
  7. spiriferid
  8. spiriferinid
  9. spiriferoid
  10. spiriferous
  11. spirifers

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