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SPIRULAS
Noun
spirulas
plural of spirula
Anagrams
• suspiral, uprisals
Source: Wiktionary
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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(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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