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acus

American  
[ey-kuhs] / ˈeɪ kəs /

noun

acus plural
  1. Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.

  2. aculeus.


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Etymology

Origin of acus

From Latin

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“When I went to Stella’s house, I said to her, I cannot believe this! You make an orange sponge cake, pan de Espanya, with agua de acus, orange blossom water.”

From Slate Aug. 28, 2017

Two species are figured; the upper figure appears to represent Siphonostoma typhle, and the lower one S. acus.

From Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes by Browne, Thomas, Sir

The shorter pipe-fish, stang, or sting, Sygnathus acus.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

A, Five specimens of Echinorhynchus acus, Rud., attached to a piece of intestinal wall, X 4.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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