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单词 spiculum
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spiculum

[ spik-yuh-luhm ]
/ ˈspɪk yə ləm /
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noun, plural spic·u·la [spik-yuh-luh]. /ˈspɪk yə lə/. Zoology.

a small, needlelike body, part, process, or the like.

Origin of spiculum

1740–50; <Latin spīculum;see spicule

Words nearby spiculum

spick-and-span, spicula, spiculate, spiculation, spicule, spiculum, spicy, spide, spider, spider-burst, spider crab
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Example sentences from the Web for spiculum

  • They are called spicula (spiculum, a dart), being often of a pointed form.

    An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for spiculum

spiculum
/ (ˈspɪkjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

another word for spicule (def. 1)

Word Origin for spiculum

C18: from Latin: small sharp point, from spica
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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