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os·cu·lum O0135800 (ŏs′kyə-ləm)n. pl. os·cu·la (-kyə-lə) A large opening in a sponge, through which water is expelled.
[Latin ōsculum, diminutive of ōs, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots.]
os′cu·lar adj.osculum (ˈɒskjʊləm) or osculen, pl -la (-lə) (Zoology) zoology a mouthlike aperture, esp the opening in a sponge out of which water passes[C17: from Latin: a kiss, little mouth, diminutive of ōs mouth]os•cu•lum (ˈɒs kyə ləm)
n., pl. -la (-lə). a small mouthlike aperture, as of a sponge. [1605–15; < New Latin, Latin ōsculum <ōs mouth] TranslationsosculumenUK
osculum[′äs·kyə·ləm] (invertebrate zoology) An excurrent orifice in Porifera. osculumenUK
osculum [os´ku-lum] a minute opening.os·cu·lum, pl. os·cu·la (os'kyū-lŭm, -lă), A pore or minute opening. [L. dim. of os, mouth] os·cu·lum, pl. oscula (os'kyū-lŭm, -lă) A pore or minute opening. [L. dim. of os, mouth]osculum the large aperture in sponges through which water passes out. |