English dictionary
spirifer
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noun
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Any one of numerous species of fossil brachipods of the genus <i>Spirifer</i>, or <i>Delthyris</i>, and allied genera, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.
Source: webster1913