"serpula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serpulas [plural], serpulae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin serpula. See serpent. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|serpula}} Latin serpula Head templates: {{en-noun|s|serpulae}} serpula (plural serpulas or serpulae)
  1. (zoology) Any of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae that secrete a calcareous tube, usually irregularly contorted, but sometimes spirally coiled, with a wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its tube when it retracts. Wikipedia link: serpula Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-serpula-en-noun-izQq-7tl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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