OSCULUM

Etymology

Noun

osculum (plural oscula)

(chiefly, zoology) A small opening or orifice. [from 18th c.]

(zoology, obsolete) One of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm.

(zoology) The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.

Anagrams

• lucumos, musculo-

Source: Wiktionary


Os"cu*lum, n.; pl. Oscula. Etym: [L., a little mouth.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Oscule.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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