spiculi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

combining form, after Latin models, of spicula n., spicule n., and spiculum n., occurring in a few Zoology terms.

spiculiferous adj.

Brit.

/ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪf(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/ˌspɪkjəˈlɪfərəs/

bearing spicules.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed > having a slender pointed part

styliferous1826

spiculiferous1836

spiculigerous1877

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 866/1 In the fourth section, Tubulifera,..the abdomen is furnished..with a spiculiferous ovipositor.

1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 423/2 Many hook-formed spiculiferous lobes.

spiculiform adj.

Brit.

/ˈspɪkjᵿlᵻfɔːm/

U.S.

/ˈspɪkjələˌfɔrm/

formed like a spicule; sharp-pointed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed

spiculiform1846

spicate1856

spicular1861

1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes iv. 36 These spiculiform organs..are of three kinds.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 708 A slender spiculiform process.

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spiculigenous adj.

Brit.

/ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/

/ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪdʒn̩əs/

U.S.

/ˌspɪkjəˈlɪdʒənəs/

‘containing spicules’ (Webster, 1847).

spiculigerous adj.

Brit.

/ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪdʒ(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/ˌspɪkjəˈlɪdʒərəs/

spiculiferous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed > having a slender pointed part

styliferous1826

spiculiferous1836

spiculigerous1877

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals iii. 118 The inner cells..in the meanwhile have become spiculigerous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spiculi-
释义	spiculi-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. combining form, after Latin models, of spicula n., spicule n., and spiculum n., occurring in a few Zoology terms. spiculiferous adj. Brit. /ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪf(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /ˌspɪkjəˈlɪfərəs/ bearing spicules. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed > having a slender pointed part styliferous1826 spiculiferous1836 spiculigerous1877 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 866/1 In the fourth section, Tubulifera,..the abdomen is furnished..with a spiculiferous ovipositor. 1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 423/2 Many hook-formed spiculiferous lobes. spiculiform adj. Brit. /ˈspɪkjᵿlᵻfɔːm/ , U.S. /ˈspɪkjələˌfɔrm/ formed like a spicule; sharp-pointed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed spiculiform1846 spicate1856 spicular1861 1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes iv. 36 These spiculiform organs..are of three kinds. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 708 A slender spiculiform process. Categories » spiculigenous adj. Brit. /ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪdʒᵻnəs/ , /ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪdʒn̩əs/ , U.S. /ˌspɪkjəˈlɪdʒənəs/ ‘containing spicules’ (Webster, 1847). spiculigerous adj. Brit. /ˌspɪkjᵿˈlɪdʒ(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /ˌspɪkjəˈlɪdʒərəs/ spiculiferous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed > having a slender pointed part styliferous1826 spiculiferous1836 spiculigerous1877 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals iii. 118 The inner cells..in the meanwhile have become spiculigerous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form1836
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