Spiculum Definition
spikyələm
spicula
noun
spicula
A spicule; esp., any of several spinelike organs found in lower animals, as the starfish.
Webster's New World
A small needlelike structure, such as a copulatory organ in a nematode.
American Heritage Medicine
(zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Spiculum
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From Latin spÄ«culum (“a little, sharp point"), from spÄ«cum, alternative form of spÄ«ca (“point, spike").
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