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specula

specula is the plural of speculum.

Meaning of speculum

Noun

speculum (plural specula or speculums)

  1. A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
  2. A mirror, especially one used in a telescope.
  3. A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.
    Synonyms:
    mirror, beauty spot
  4. A lookout place.

Words that rhyme with specula

Questions about specula

What is specula the plural of?
Specula is the plural of speculum.

Words near specula in the dictionary

  1. spectrum disorder
  2. spectrum disorders
  3. spectrums
  4. spectrumy
  5. spects
  6. specula
  7. speculaas
  8. speculable
  9. speculant
  10. speculants
  11. specular

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specula (page history and authors); speculum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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