spirula

See also: Spirula

English

Etymology

Diminutive of Latin spira (“a coil”)

Noun

spirula (plural spirulas)

Any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.

Synonyms

(extant species): little post horn squid, ram's horn squid, tail-light squid

References

Spirula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spirula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spirula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

parulis, uprisal

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