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Spirula peronii

Spirula peronii

9.9
A small sea animal like a squid with a flat, coiled shell inside
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Spirula peronii
  • The rarely seen Spirula peronii is distinguished by its unique internal shell.

Examples

  • Unlike most squids, Spirula peronii remains in deep waters during the day and ascends at night.

  • Researchers collected several specimens of Spirula peronii off the coast of West Africa.

  • The Spirula peronii is often found in warm ocean waters.

  • Did you know that the Spirula peronii has a unique shell?

  • The Spirula peronii is a fascinating species of cephalopod that lives in tropical oceans.

  • Scientists recently discovered a new population of Spirula peronii in the Indian Ocean.

  • The distinctively coiled shell of the Spirula peronii helps it navigate through the water.

Synonyms

spirula
vsSpirula peronii
  • Specialized
9.9

A small deep-sea animal like a squid with short arms and an inner shell coiled like a flat spiral

is the single species within that genus, described by the same physical traits

Surface Forms

Spirula peronii singular
Spirula peroniis singular

Morphology

spirula + peronii

This is a Latin binomial composed of the genus name 'Spirula' and a species epithet 'peronii'. A B1 learner who knows 'spirula' can reasonably infer it names a type of Spirula (a cephalopod), but the epithet 'peronii' does not convey species-specific traits, so the full, detailed meaning is not predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Spirula peronii comes from the Latin Spirula, meaning a small 'spiral', and peronii, which shows the species was 'named after' the explorer Péron. So the name gives a simple image of a small sea creature with a coiled, many-chambered shell.