FASCIOLE

Etymology

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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