spinule

[ spahy-nyool, spin-yool ]

/ ˈspaɪ nyul, ˈspɪn yul /

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noun Zoology, Botany.

a small spine.

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Origin of spinule

From the Latin word spīnula, dating back to 1745–55. See spine, -ule

OTHER WORDS FROM spinule

spin·u·lose

[spin-yuh-lohs, spahy-nyuh-], /ˈspɪn yəˌloʊs, ˈspaɪ nyə-/, adjective

Words nearby spinule

spinster, spinthariscope, spin the bottle, spin the platter, spinto, spinule, spin vector, spin wave, spiny, spiny anteater, spiny cocklebur

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How to use spinule in a sentence

This process has been one of time: the adhesion of the "spinule" took place in about sixteen hours after its escape from the egg.
Omphalos|Philip Henry Gosse
From every corner of the hexagons (between three pores) arises a very thin, hair-like, short radial spinule.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for spinule

spinule

/ (ˈspaɪnjuːl) /

noun

biology a very small spine, thorn, or prickle

Derived forms of spinule

spinulose (ˈspaɪnjʊˌləʊs), adjective

Word Origin for spinule

C18: from Late Latin spīnula

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