Spirorbis

noun

Spir·​orbis

spīˈrȯrbə̇s

: a genus of small annelids (family Serpulidae) forming a spirally coiled calcareous tube

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from spir- + Latin orbis circle, disk

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