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voluta

voluta noun: any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.

voluta: any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera
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Noun

voluta (plural volutas or volutae)

  1. Any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.

Forms of voluta

pluralvolutas
pluralvolutae

Origin of voluta

Borrowed from Latin volūta (“a spiral scroll”). See volute.

Questions about voluta

What does voluta mean?
Voluta means any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.
What part of speech is voluta?
Voluta is a noun.
What is the plural of voluta?
The plural of voluta is volutas.

Words near voluta in the dictionary

  1. voluptuousness
  2. voluptuousnesses
  3. volupty
  4. Volusia
  5. Volusia County
  6. voluta
  7. volutae
  8. volutas
  9. volutation
  10. volutations
  11. volute

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