spiculum

Other forms: spicula

Definitions of spiculum
  1. noun
    small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
    synonyms: spicule
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    type of:
    appendage, outgrowth, process
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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