spinule

noun

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

Where it comes from

Anglicized form of Late Latin spīnula, diminutive of Latin spīna (“a spine”). Compare French spinule.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry spinule (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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