rhabdus

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noun

A simple, straight spicule.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounrhabdus (plural rhabdi)

plural rhabdi

  1. A simple, straight spicule.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥάβδος“rod”
  2. Englishrhabdus

From a New Latin form of Ancient Greek ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod”).

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APA

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

MLA

“rhabdus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhabdus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdus.

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