voluta

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noun

Any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.

OriginLatin volūta →
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Meanings

nounvoluta (plural volutas or volutae)

plural volutas · plural volutae

  1. biologyAny of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.

Origin

  1. Latinvolūta“a spiral scroll”
  2. Englishvoluta

Borrowed from Latin volūta (“a spiral scroll”). See volute.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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