spir·u·la (sp r y -l, spr-)n. pl. spir·u·lae (-l   ) A small cephalopod mollusk of the genus Spirula, having a spirally coiled, partitioned internal shell. [Late Latin sp  rula, twisted cake, diminutive of Latin spra, coil; see spire2.] |
spirula [ˈspaɪrʊlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a tropical cephalopod mollusc, Spirula peronii, having prominent eyes, short arms, and a small flattened spirally coiled internal shell: order Decapoda (cuttlefish and squids)
[via New Latin from Late Latin: a small twisted cake, from Latin spīra a coil]
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| Noun | 1. |  spirula - a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiraldecapod - cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones genus Spirula - genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites |
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