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Meaning of spicule

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

spicule

noun

Definitions

  1. A sharp, needle-like piece.

  2. A tiny glass flake formed during the manufacture of glass vials

  3. Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.

  4. A needle-like mating structure found only in male nematodes.