fenestrule

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noun

One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounfenestrule (plural fenestrules)

plural fenestrules

  1. biologyOne of the openings in a fenestrated structure.

Origin

  1. Latinfenestrula“a little window”
  2. Englishfenestrule

From Latin fenestrula (“a little window”), diminutive of fenestra (“a window”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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