aciculum

American  

[uh-sik-yuh-luhm] / əˈsɪk jə ləm /

noun

aciculums, plural acicula plural

1. an acicula.

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

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aciculum British  

/ əˈsɪkjʊləm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• acicula
  plural
• aciculums
  plural

Etymology

Origin of aciculum

Alteration of acicula

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

acicula

Mycena acicula differs in yellow gills and rooting stem.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

The banks of Aripo are not the only localities, nor is the acicula the only mollusc, by which pearls are furnished.

From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir