Spicule
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- spiculum
- plural
- Spicules
- possessive
- Spicule's
- pluralpossessive
- Spicules'