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spirula

English

Etymology

Diminutive of Latin spira (a coil)

Noun

spirula (plural spirulas)

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

Synonyms

  • (Spirual): 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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spicula

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?kj?l?

Noun

spicula

  1. plural of spiculum

Noun

spicula (plural spiculas or spiculae)

  1. A little spike; a spikelet or spiculum.
  2. A pointed fleshy appendage.

Latin

Noun

sp?cula

  1. nominative plural of sp?culum
  2. accusative plural of sp?culum
  3. vocative plural of sp?culum

References

  • spicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spicula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • spicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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