music volute

noun

Voluta musica, a medium-sized sea snail.

Meanings

nounmusic volute (plural music volutes)

plural music volutes

  1. Voluta musica, a medium-sized sea snail.

Origin

The markings on the shell often resemble a musical manuscript.

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music volute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/music%20volute

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“music volute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/music%20volute. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “music volute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/music%20volute.

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