"spirula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spirulas [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of Latin spira (“a coil”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|spira||a coil}} Latin spira (“a coil”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spirula (plural spirulas)
  1. Any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species. Categories (lifeform): Cephalopods Synonyms (extant species): little post horn squid, ram's horn squid, tail-light squid

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