spirula

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spiryə lə, -ŏŏ lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
spir•u•la  (spiryə lə, -ŏŏ lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lae 
    (-lē′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Invertebratesany cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
  • Neo-Latin; Late Latin spīrula twisted cake. See spira, -ule
  • 1825–35


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