spinule
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin spinula, diminutive of Latin spina (“a spine”). Compare French spinule.
Noun edit
spinule (plural spinules)
- A minute spine or thorn.
- c. 1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea:
- Alongside of the pairs, there is often another smaller spinule, on one side or both, sometimes a second; and rarely, there are scattered spinules upon the surface between
References edit
- “spinule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
spinule f (plural spinules)
Further reading edit
- “spinule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spinule m