Spirula
See also: spirula and spirulą
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Spirula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spirulidae – certain deep-water cephalopod mollusks, about 40mm long at maturity, of which a single species is extant.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Cephalopoda - class; Coleoidea - subclass; Decabrachia - superorder; Spirulida - order; Spirulina - suborder; Spirulidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Spirula spirula (little post horn squid, ram's horn squid, tail-light squid) - sole extant species
References
- Spirula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Spirula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Spirula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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