Definition of Spinule

1. n. A minute spine.

Definition of Spinule

1. Noun. A minute spine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spinule

1. a small thorn [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinule

spinstress
spinstresses
spinstry
spintext
spintexts
spintharicon
spinthariscope
spinthariscopes
spinto
spintos
spintronic
spintronics
spinula
spinulae
spinule (current term)
spinules
spinulose
spinward
spinworthy
spiny-finned fish
spiny-headed worm
spiny anteater
spiny anteaters
spiny dogfish
spiny lizard
spiny lobster
spiny lobsters

Literary usage of Spinule

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

1. The Unity of the Organism; Or, The Organismal Conception of Life by William Emerson Ritter (1919)
"Development of an Ascidian Egg (After Conklin) ... 17 44. spinule Cell of Styela ... spinule Cell of Styela Plicata (After Huntsman) ... 45 46. ..."

2. The Unity of the Organism; Or, The Organismal Conception of Life by William Emerson Ritter (1919)
"Development of an Ascidian Egg (After Conklin) ... 17 44. spinule Cell of Styela ... spinule Cell of Styela Plicata (After Huntsman) ... 45 46. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"They are also furnished with a small nearly straight spinule, thick and bulbous. On one side of each there is an opening, ..."

4. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1887)
"... tibia with distinct accessory spinule. the first tarsal joint elongate, l>ut not longer than the Ion« spur. Length .18 inch ; 4.5 nun. ..."

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