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spirula

spirula noun: any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.

Noun

spirula (plural spirulas or spirulae)

  1. Any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.
    Synonyms:
    little post horn squid, ram's horn squid, tail-light squid

Synonyms of spirula

Forms of spirula

pluralspirulas
pluralspirulae

Origin of spirula

Diminutive of Latin spira (“a coil”)

Questions about spirula

What does spirula mean?
Spirula means any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.
What part of speech is spirula?
Spirula is a noun.
What is the plural of spirula?
The plural of spirula is spirulas.

Words near spirula in the dictionary

  1. spirtles
  2. spirtling
  3. spirts
  4. spiruchostatin
  5. spiruchostatins
  6. spirula
  7. spirulas
  8. spirulate
  9. spirulid
  10. spirulids
  11. spirulina

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