aciculum

[ uh-sik-yuh-luhm ]
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noun,plural a·cic·u·lums, a·cic·u·la [uh-sik-yuh-luh]. /əˈsɪk yə lə/.
  1. an acicula.

  2. Zoology. one of the slender, sharp stylets embedded in the parapodia of certain annelid worms, as the polychaetes.

Origin of aciculum

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Alteration of acicula

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British Dictionary definitions for aciculum

aciculum

/ (əˈsɪkjʊləm) /


nounplural -lums or -la (-lə)
  1. a needle-like bristle that provides internal support for the appendages (chaetae) of some polychaete worms

Origin of aciculum

1
C19: New Latin; see acicula

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