| NOUN | body | spicule, spiculum | small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals |
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| Meaning | small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals. | |
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| Synonym | spiculum | |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Spanish | espícula, spiculum | |
| Catalan | espícula, spiculum | |
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