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spic·u·lum

 (spĭk′yə-ləm)
n. pl. spic·u·la (-lə)
A small needlelike structure, such as a copulatory organ in a nematode.
[Latin spīculum, diminutive of spīca, point, ear of grain.]
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spiculum

(ˈspɪkjʊləm)
n, pl -la (-lə)
(Biology) another word for spicule1
[C18: from Latin: small sharp point, from spica]
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Noun1.spiculum - small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and coralsspiculum - small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
spicule
appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
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