aciculum

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noun

A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid

OriginLatin [Term?] →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounaciculum (plural aciculums or acicula)

plural aciculums · plural acicula

  1. biologyA needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]
  2. Englishaciculum

From Latin [Term?]. Compare English acicula.

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APA

aciculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aciculum

MLA

“aciculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aciculum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aciculum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aciculum.

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