SABELLA

Etymology

Noun

sabella (plural sabellas or sabellae)

A seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes that it builds itself.

Anagrams

• salable

Proper noun

Sabella

a female given name, diminutive of Isabella

Anagrams

• salable

Source: Wiktionary


Sa*bel"la, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sabulum gravel.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of tubiculous annelids having a circle of plumose gills around head.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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