spirula

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noun

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

Similar
little post horn squidram's horn squidtail-light squidSpirula peronii
OriginLatin spira →
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Meanings

nounspirula (plural spirulas or spirulae)

plural spirulas · plural spirulae

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

    Synonyms: little post horn squid, ram's horn squid, tail-light squid

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
little post horn squidram's horn squidtail-light squid

More synonyms by meaning

nouna small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral

Similar
Spirula peronii
Broader
decapod

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinspira“a coil”
  2. Englishspirula

Diminutive of Latin spira (“a coil”)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

parulisuprisal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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