Spinule

noun

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Noun
  1. 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 between"

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"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 between"

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spinula, diminutive of Latin spina (“a spine”). Compare French spinule.

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