turretlike
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turreted — /terr i tid, tur /, adj. 1. furnished with a turret or turrets. 2. having a turretlike part or parts. 3. Zool. having whorls in the form of a long or towering spiral, as certain shells. [1540 50; TURRET + ED3] * * * … Universalium
wolf spider — any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web. [1600 10] * * * Name that originally referred to a species of southern European… … Universalium
Trochonema — ▪ fossil genus genus of extinct gastropods (snails) found as fossils in rocks dating from the Ordovician Period to the Devonian Period (505 to 360 million years ago). The shell of Trochonema consists of a series of turretlike whorls, each… … Universalium
