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turritella \tur`ritel"la\, n. nl., dim fr. l. turris tower.
zool.
any spiral marine gastropod belonging to turritella and
allied genera. these mollusks have an elongated, turreted
shell, composed of many whorls. they have a rounded aperture,
and a horny multispiral operculum.
1913 webster
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