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Serpula
(gcide) | Serpula \Ser"pu*la\, n.; pl. Serpulae, E. Serpulas. [L., a
little snake. See Serpent.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the
genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae.
They secrete a calcareous tube, which is usually irregularly
contorted, but is sometimes spirally coiled. The worm has 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.
[1913 Webster] Serpulian |
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Serpulae
(gcide) | Serpula \Ser"pu*la\, n.; pl. Serpulae, E. Serpulas. [L., a
little snake. See Serpent.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the
genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae.
They secrete a calcareous tube, which is usually irregularly
contorted, but is sometimes spirally coiled. The worm has 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.
[1913 Webster] Serpulian |
Serpulas
(gcide) | Serpula \Ser"pu*la\, n.; pl. Serpulae, E. Serpulas. [L., a
little snake. See Serpent.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the
genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae.
They secrete a calcareous tube, which is usually irregularly
contorted, but is sometimes spirally coiled. The worm has 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.
[1913 Webster] Serpulian |
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