synapticula
English
Etymology
From translingual from Ancient Greek συνάπτειν (sunáptein) + -i- + Latin -cula
Noun
synapticula (plural synapticulae or synapticulas)
- (zoology) One of numerous calcareous processes which extend between, and unite, the adjacent septa of certain corals.
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References
- “synapticula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.