spicule
英 ['spɪkjuːl]
英文词源
- spicule (n.)
- 1785, from French spicule, from Latin spiculum, diminutive of spica (see spike (n.2)). Related: Spicular.
英英释意
- 1. small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
