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FASCIOLE
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Noun
fasciole (plural fascioles)
(zoology) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins.
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Source: Wiktionary
Fas"ci*ole, n. Etym: [L. fasciola a little bandage. See Fascia.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See Spatangoidea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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