Spirula Definition

spĭryə-lə, spĭrə-
spirula
noun
Any of a genus (Spirula) of two-gilled, deep-water cephalopods, having a flat spiral shell with a series of chambers.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Spirula peronii

Other Word Forms of Spirula

Noun

Singular:
spirula
Plural:
spirulas

Origin of Spirula

  • Late Latin spīrula twisted cake diminutive of Latin spīra coil spire2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Diminutive of Latin spira (“a coil")

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

SSPSPI

Words Ending With

ALAULA

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spirula

Words Starting With S and Ending With A

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