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turritella

/ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/

turritella noun: any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.

Noun

turritella (plural turritellas or turritellae)

  1. Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.

Forms of turritella

pluralturritellas
pluralturritellae

Origin of turritella

From the New Latin genus name Turritella.

Words formed from turritella

Questions about turritella

What does turritella mean?
Turritella means any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.
What part of speech is turritella?
Turritella is a noun.
How do you pronounce turritella?
Turritella is pronounced /ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/.
What is the plural of turritella?
The plural of turritella is turritellas.

Words near turritella in the dictionary

  1. Turrini
  2. turriphile
  3. turriphiles
  4. turriphilia
  5. turrited
  6. turritella
  7. turritellae
  8. turritellas
  9. turritellid
  10. turritellids
  11. turritelliform

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