Serpula

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See also: serpula

Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Latin serpĕre (to creep)

Proper noun[edit]

Serpula f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Serpulidae – sessile marine annelid tube worms.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Serpulaceae – certain fungi, including that causing dry rot in structural timber.

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