SPIRULA


Meaning of SPIRULA in English

/spir"yeuh leuh, -oo leuh/ , n. , pl. spirulae /-lee'/ .

any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.

[ 1825-35; spirula twisted cake. See SPIRA, -ULE ]

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