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Meaning of "spirula" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPIRULA

Via New Latin from Late Latin: a small twisted cake, from Latin spīra a coil.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPIRULA

ˈspaɪrʊlə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIRULA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spirula is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPIRULA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spirula

Spirula spirula is a species of deep water squid-like cephalopod mollusk. It is the only extant member of the genus Spirula, the family Spirulidae, and the order Spirulida. Because of the shape of its internal shell, it is commonly known as the ram's horn squid or the little post horn squid. Because the live animal has a light-emitting organ, it is also sometimes known as the tail-light squid. Live specimens of this cephalopod are very rarely seen, because it is a deep-ocean dweller. The small internal shell of the species is however quite a familiar object to many beachcombers. The shell of Spirula is extremely light in weight, very buoyant and surprisingly strong; it very commonly floats ashore onto tropical beaches all over the world. This seashell is known to shell collectors as the ram's horn shell or simply as Spirula.

Definition of spirula in the English dictionary

The definition of spirula in the dictionary is a tropical cephalopod mollusc, Spirula peronii, having prominent eyes, short arms, and a small flattened spirally coiled internal shell: order Decapoda.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIRULA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIRULA

spirochaetoses · spirochaetosis · spirochetal · spirochete · spirochetoses · spirochetosis · spirogram · spirograph · spirographic · spirography · spirogyra · spiroid · spirometer · spirometric · spirometry · spironolactone · spirophore · spirt · spirulina · spiry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIRULA

aula · curricula · Dracula · Eula · florula · gula · hula · kula · ligula · matricula · morula · nebula · neurula · peninsula · pula · regula · the Peninsula · torula · Tula · Ursula

Synonyms and antonyms of spirula in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spirula» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIRULA

Find out the translation of spirula to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of spirula from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spirula» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

spirula
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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spirula
570 millions of speakers
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English

spirula
510 millions of speakers
hi

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spirula
380 millions of speakers
ar

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spirula
280 millions of speakers
ru

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spirula
278 millions of speakers
pt

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Spirula
270 millions of speakers
bn

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spirula
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

spirules
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Spirula
190 millions of speakers
de

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Spirula
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

spirula
130 millions of speakers
ko

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spirula
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Spirulina
85 millions of speakers
vi

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spirula
80 millions of speakers
ta

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spirula
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्रिला
75 millions of speakers
tr

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spirula
70 millions of speakers
it

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spirula
65 millions of speakers
pl

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spirula
50 millions of speakers
uk

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spirula
40 millions of speakers
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spirula
30 millions of speakers
el

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spirula
15 millions of speakers
af

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spirula
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Spirula
10 millions of speakers
no

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spirula
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spirula

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIRULA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spirula

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIRULA»

Discover the use of spirula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spirula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cephalopods Present and Past: New Insights and Fresh ...
Nesis (1987) and Norman (2000) also described one living species of Spirula. A major problem in the description of more than one species of Spirula is that different “species” are represented by only a few, often incomplete specimens.
Neil H. Landman, Richard Arnold Davis, Royal H. Mapes, 2007
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Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda
Peron (1804) published the first record of this species from the Australian region: a figure of Spirulea prototypes. Lamarck, in 1816, re-named the same specimen as Spirula australis and in 1822 again re-named this same specimen as Spirala ...
‎2001
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Advances in Marine Biology APL
SPIRULIDAE The single species within this family, Spirula spirula, is the only truly oceanic member of the Sepioidea. A. Spirula Bruun (1943) was unable to detect specific or geographical differences between the cuttlefish referable to this  ...
Frederick Stratten Russell, 1966
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Cephalopods of the World: Chambered nautiluses and sepioids ...
292 Nautilus spirula Linnaeus, 1758, Systems Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis, 710. Frequent Synonyms: None. Misidentifications: None.
P. Jereb, Clyde F. E. Roper, 2005
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Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life: Texas, ...
This is the shell of the mesopelagic cephalopod Spirula spiru- la (Figure 4.17). Although the shells are commonly found on many subtropical and tropical beaches of the world, the animal itself is rarely seen. Prior to 1922, only 13 animals had ...
Susan B. Rothschild, 2004
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Introduction to Marine Biology
FIGURE 18-14 SPIRULA. (a) The spirula (Spiru/a spirula) is a cephalopod mollusc that is similar to extinct molluscs called belemnites that lived in the seas 100 million years ago. (b) The internal shell of spirula is divided into chambers like the ...
George Karleskint, Richard Turner, James Small, 2012
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List of Marine Mollusca Comprising the Quaternary Fossils ...
dall.] SOLEN TAGAL SPONDYLUS G-EDEEOPUS. 275 Spirula fragilis Lam., Beau. 6. G. Spirala fragilis Lam., Moll. Cuba, i, 64. Spirula fragilis Roissy, Moll. Cuba, i, 64. Spirula peronii Lam., Moll. of Bermudas. 15. Spirula peronii Lam., Arango, ...
William Healey Dall, 1885
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Popular Science
There is nothing like this in the vegetable world; but an exactly corresponding structure is met with in the shells of two kinds of existing animals, the pearly Nautilus and the Spirula, and only in them. These animals belong to the same division ...
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The Lancet
_ 508 from the one septum down, passing the' outer surface, covering entirely, and pass. into the funnel-shaped prolongation of that septum; so that upon makinga section of the spirula, you see a continuous tube of a solid earthy matter, with ...
‎1834
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Bridgewater treatises on the power, wisdom, and goodness of ...
227), the Spirula, and the Nautilus. Most commonly, however, as in the JSuccinum, and Achatina, (Fig. 108), the deposit of shell takes place laterally, and more on one side than on the other ; hence the coils produced descend as they advance ...
‎1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIRULA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spirula is used in the context of the following news items.
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Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium
The Ram's Horn Squid (Spirula spirula) is a small deep-sea predator with an internal shell divided into gas-filled chambers that act as an internal floatation ... «Deep-Sea News, May 15»
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Terni, piaceri "proibiti". Ecco il gelato al gusto di cannabis
Negli ultimi anni, comunque, la gelateria di piazza Dalmazia aveva già offerto gusti alternativi, come l'alga spirula, che ricordava il gelato al puffo molto di moda ... «Giornale dell'Umbria, Apr 15»
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Het groeien van een schelp is nu live op scherm te volgen
Schelp van een Spirula spirula, een inktvis die met zijn uitwendige, spiraalvormige schelp het drijfvermogen regelt. © Science Photo Library ... «Volkskrant, Feb 15»
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Purperslak na 20 jaar teruggekeerd in monding Westerschelde
In Spirula nr. 400 (sept/okt 2014), het tweemaandelijks correspondentieblad van de Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging zijn de eerste recente ... «Natuurbericht, Nov 14»
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首款木质3D打印音箱:打印完组装需2小时
这款音箱被命名为SpirulaSpirula是一种深海乌贼属头足类软体动物。这款Spirula是由Akemake的设计师Ondra Chotovinsky设计的。打印Spirula只需要18个小时, ... «腾讯网, Sep 14»
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Deep sea squid a rare find here
After doing some research, Mr. Bouck identified the small shell-like item as the remains of a Spirula, a small deep-sea squid that lives up to 1,000 meters (3,280 ... «Cayman Compass, Aug 14»
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Spirula, une enceinte imprimée en 3D à recréer chez soi
Dernièrement, le collectif a dévoilé sa nouvelle création dénommée Spirula, une enceinte minimaliste en forme d'anémone qui devrait en séduire plus d'un. «3dnatives, Jul 14»
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Inhabitat's Week in Green: Terrafugia, Urban Skyfarm and a …
In 3D printing news, the team at AKEMAKE has just unveiled Spirula, the world's first 3D-printed speaker that's made entirely from wood. Can you imagine a ... «Engadget, Jun 14»
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Akemake 3D Printed Speaker Created Using Timberfill Wood Filament
Spirula is the World's First Desktop Speaker you can easily print and assemble by yourself. Its form and full range speaker system are a marriage of quality ... «Geeky gadgets, Jun 14»
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Akemake erstellt Lautsprecher aus Holz mit 3D-Drucker
Das Unternehmen Akemake beschäftigt sich mit 3D-Druck. Im Online-Shop kann man sich verschiedene 3D-Modelle kaufen. Nun stellte die Firma mit “Spirula ... «3Druck.com, Jun 14»
REFERENCE
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