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Spirifer

Spi′ri-fer

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
spira
a coil +
ferre
to bear.]
(Paleon.)
Any one of numerous species of fossil brachipods of the genus
Spirifer
, or
Delthyris
, and allied genera, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.

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spirifer

spirifer

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English

Noun

spirifer (plural spirifers)

  1. (paleontology) Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the generaSpirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.