aciculum
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sik
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uh
-l
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m]
/əˈsɪk yə ləm/
noun
,
plural
aciculums,
acicula
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sik
-y
uh
-l
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/əˈsɪk yə lə/
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1.
an
acicula
.
2.
Zoology.
one of the slender, sharp stylets embedded in the parapodia of certain annelid worms, as the polychaetes.
Origin
alteration of
acicula
British Dictionary definitions for
aciculum
aciculum
/
əˈsɪkjʊləm
/
noun
(
pl
)
-lums,
-la
(
-lə
)
1.
a needle-like bristle that provides internal support for the appendages (chaetae) of some polychaete worms
Word Origin
C19: New Latin; see
acicula