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spinules

spinules is the plural of spinule.

Meaning of spinule

Noun

spinule (plural spinules)

  1. A minute spine or thorn.
    • Alongside of the pairs, there is often another smaller spinule, on one side or both, sometimes a second; and rarely, there are scattered spinules upon the surface betweenc. 1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea

Questions about spinules

What is spinules the plural of?
Spinules is the plural of spinule.

Words near spinules in the dictionary

  1. spinulate
  2. spinulated
  3. spinulation
  4. spinulations
  5. spinule
  6. spinules
  7. spinulescent
  8. spinuliferous
  9. spinuliform
  10. spinulose
  11. spinulosely

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