Spirographis

noun

Spi·​rog·​ra·​phis

spīˈrägrəfə̇s

: a genus of sabelloid annelids with bright-colored gill plumes arranged spirally

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from spir- + Late Greek graphis embroidery, from Greek, stylus, from graphein to write

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