Canaliculus Definition
kănə-lĭkyə-ləs
canaliculi
noun
A very small groove, or canal, as in bone.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Canaliculus
Noun
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canaliculiOrigin of Canaliculus
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From Latin canāliculus (“small channel, pipe or gutter”), diminutive of canālis (“channel; pipe, gutter”), from canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “reed”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin canāliculus diminutive of canālis conduit canal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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