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单词 spinule
释义

spinulen.

/ˈspʌɪnjʊl/
Etymology: < Latin spīnula, diminutive of spīna spine n.1 So French spinule.
1. A small or minute spine or thorn-like formation, esp. in lower forms of animal life.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > projection or protuberance > [noun] > pointed projection > spine
spine1430
spininess?1611
spinule1752
acicula1784
acicule1800
aculeation1806
spinula1826
acicle1852
spinescence1859
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > slender or pointed part > sharp > spine
spinule1752
spinelet1901
1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 226 The Pleuronectes, with..the lateral line rough, and spinules at the fins.
1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 233 Antennæ lamelliform, small, ciliated with spinules.
1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 498 Slender spinules scarcely a line long.
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 206 The tuft of spinules on the latter.
2. A particular kind of larva.
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the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > young animal > larva > spinule
spinule1857
1857 P. H. Gosse Omphalos 223 A tiny egg was discharged from a parent Botryllus, which presently produced a little active tadpole-like larva, called a ‘spinule’.

Derivatives

ˈspinuled adj. spinulate.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed > tending to become a spine or spinous > having small spines
spinulate1866
spinuled1880
spinulated1900
1880 Linn. Soc. Jrnl. 15 143 Delicately spinuled teeth of such forms as Ophioscolex.
spinuˈlescent adj. having a tendency to produce small spines.
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the world > plants > part of plant > thorn or prickle > [adjective]
thornenc897
thornyc1000
armeda1398
pikeda1398
thornish1426
pricky1548
prickly1577
prickled1578
spiky1578
sharp-set1601
spiny1604
senticous1657
aculeous1658
spinous1668
spineal1688
spinose1693
aculeate1753
spinescent1793
aculeolate1818
aciculated1819
spinulose1819
spinulescent1836
spinulous1846
thorned1895
1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 440 (table) [Mesembryanthemum]spinuliferum..spinulescent.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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