love dart

noun

A calcareous spicule that a gastropod mollusc drives into the body wall of its partner prior to copulation.

Meanings

nounlove dart (plural love darts)

plural love darts

  1. A calcareous spicule that a gastropod mollusc drives into the body wall of its partner prior to copulation.

    Synonyms: gypsobelum, spiculum amoris

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA calcareous spicule that a gastropod mollusc drives into the body wall of its partner prior to copulation.

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APA

love dart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20dart

MLA

“love dart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20dart. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “love dart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20dart.

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