Meaning Of The Word Spirula

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What's The Definition Of Spirula?

spirula in American English
any of a genus (Spirula) of two-gilled, deep-water cephalopods, having a flat spiral shell with a series of chambers
noun: any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body

spirula in British English
noun: a tropical cephalopod mollusc, Spirula peronii, having prominent eyes, short arms, and a small flattened spirally coiled internal shell: order Decapoda (cuttlefish and squids)

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