spirula
IPA: spˈɪrʌɫʌ
noun
- Any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.
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Examples of "spirula" in Sentences
- Spirula spirula is a deep water squid like cephalopod.
- Spirula inhabit the deep pelagic down to around 700 m.
- Spirula have a squid like body between 35 mm and 45 mm long.
- I originally created the article at Spirula and someone moved it.
- Spirula spirula is a species of deepwater squid like cephalopod mollusk.
- The gas filled chambers keep the spirula in a vertical, head down attitude.