caliculus

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A form of calyculus — Any cup-shaped structure.

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calyculuscalycle
OriginLatin caliculus →
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Meanings

nouncaliculus (plural caliculi)

plural caliculi

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of calyculus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

Similar
calyculuscalycle
Broader
structureanatomical structurecomplex body part
Also see
calyclecalyculus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincaliculus
  2. Englishcaliculus

From Latin caliculus, diminutive of calix. By surface analysis, calic- + -ulus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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