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Noun: spiculum (spicula)
  1. Small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
    - spicule

Derived forms: spicula

Type of: appendage, outgrowth, process

Encyclopedia: Spiculum