serpuline

S1E1R1P3U1L1I1N1E1

adjective

Of or relating to a serpula.

Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveserpuline (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a serpula.

    The very remarkable “serpuline atolls” are covered by a solid crust made of the convoluted tubes of serpulae and Vermetus, together with barnacles, mussels, nullipores, corallines and some true incrusting corals.

    1911, Bermudas, volume 3, Encyclopædia Britannica

Origin

From serpula + -ine.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

superline
Cite this entry
APA

serpuline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpuline

MLA

“serpuline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpuline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serpuline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpuline.

Source: serpuline on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.