Definition of Rhabdus

1. a rodlike sponge spicule [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhabdus

rhabdomyosarcoma
rhabdomyosarcomas
rhabdophobia
rhabdopholist
rhabdopholists
rhabdophora
rhabdopleura
rhabdosarcoma
rhabdosphere
rhabdospheres
rhabdosphincter
rhabdoviridae infections
rhabdovirus
rhabdoviruses
rhabdus (current term)
rhabduses
rhachi-
rhachialgia
rhachides
rhachidian
rhachiglossa
rhachilla
rhachillae
rhachillas
rhachiodont
rhachis
rhachises
rhachitis
rhachitomous

Literary usage of Rhabdus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... small, + NL. rhabdus, t>. v.] A little rhabdus; a ... or flesh-spicule of a sponge in the form of a rhabdus. ..."

2. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"... or a rhabdus, or, finally, may be atrophied completely ... rhabdus (Sollas). Conversely, a double origin is possible for the ..."

3. A Student's Text-book of Zoology by Adam Sedgwick, Joseph Jackson Lister, Arthur Everett Shipley (1898)
"rhabdus, growth proceeds in both ... The principal varieties of rhabdus are as follows:— With similar ends: a. ..."

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