Serpula

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Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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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