spinule

English

Etymology

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

Noun

spinule (plural spinules)

1. A minute spine or thorn.
   • c. 1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea:

     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

References

• “spinule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lupiens, line ups, line-ups, lines up, lineups, lupines, pinules, unpiles, up lines, up-lines, uplines

French

Noun

spinule f (plural spinules)

1. spinule

Further reading

• “spinule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspinule]

Noun

spinule m

1. vocative singular of spin