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serpula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
ser-pu-la
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae that secrete a calcareous tube, usually irregularly contorted, but sometimes spirally coiled, with 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serpula. See serpent.

Inflected Forms

serpulas (plural) serpulae (plural)

Derived Forms

serpuline serpulite

Synonyms

calcareous tubeworm serpulid tubeworm fanworm plume worm

Questions

What does serpula mean?
Any of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae that secrete a calcareous tube, usually irregularly contorted, but sometimes spirally coiled, with 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.
Where does serpula come from?
Borrowed from Latin serpula. See serpent.

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