aciculum
[uh-sik-yuh-luh m]
- an acicula.
- Zoology. one of the slender, sharp stylets embedded in the parapodia of certain annelid worms, as the polychaetes.
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Origin of aciculum
alteration of acicula
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aciculum
- a needle-like bristle that provides internal support for the appendages (chaetae) of some polychaete worms
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Word Origin
C19: New Latin; see acicula
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