scrobicula

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noun

A small groove, slit, or pit, commonly referring to roughness in the shell, or other firm surface, of an organism. cf. scrobe.

OriginNew Latin scrobicula ← Latin scrobiculus →
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Meanings

nounscrobicula (plural scrobiculae)

plural scrobiculae

  1. biologyA small groove, slit, or pit, commonly referring to roughness in the shell, or other firm surface, of an organism. cf. scrobe.

Origin

  1. Latinscrobiculus“little trench”
  2. New Latinscrobicula
  3. Englishscrobicula

From New Latin scrobicula, alteration of Latin scrobiculus (“little trench”), from scrobis + -culus (diminutive suffix).

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scobicular
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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