Etymology

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Today it means: A curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκαλιδον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκαλιδον“hoe”
  2. English todayscalid

From Ancient Greek σκαλιδον (skalidon, “hoe”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.