SPIRULAE

SPIRULA

Spir"u*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of cephalopods having a multilocular, internal, siphunculated shell in the form of a flat spiral, the coils of which are not in contact.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 February 2025

PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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