NOUN | body | spiculum, spicule | 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 | spicule | |
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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