aspergillum
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Origin of aspergillum
1640–50; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin asperg ( ere ) to besprinkle ( see a- 5, sparge) + -illum diminutive suffix
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Some forms attain their fullest development in warm latitudes; and are often exclusively confined to the torrid zone, as Nautilus, Harpa, Terebellum, Pyramidella, Delphinula, Aspergillum, Tridacna, Cucullæa, Crassatella, Corbis, Perna, and Plicatula.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Aspergillum, as-pėr-jil′um, n. a remarkable genus of boring Lamellibranch Molluscs, in which the shell has the form of an elongated cone, terminating at the lower end in a disc, pierced by numerous small tubular holes.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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