acicula

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(ə-sĭk'yə-lə) pronunciation
n., pl., -lae (-lē').
A slender, needlelike part or structure, such as the spines or bristles of some plants and animals and the crystals of certain minerals.

[Latin, hairpin, diminutive of acus, needle.]

aciculate a·cic'u·late (-lĭt, -lāt') or a·cic'u·lat'ed (-lā'tĭd) adj.

This article is about a bristle-worm anatomical feature. For the snail of Aciculidae family, see Acicula (genus)

Acicula are the chitinous support rods within parapodia found in the class Polychaeta.

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