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osculum

/os-kyuh-luhm/US // ˈɒs kyə ləm //UK // (ˈɒskjʊləm) //

摆动,摆锤,震荡,摆锤式

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural os·cu·la [os-kyuh-luh]. /ˈɒs kyə lə/.

    • : a small mouthlike aperture, as of a sponge.

Examples

  • The relative times of appearance of the single osculum and smaller apertures is not constant for the different larv.

  • Guttur prophanum quod hodie Christo extendis ad osculum, crastino es illud extensurus ad laqueum.

  • A mock sermon often concludes the night's proceedings, the ordinary salutation of the osculum in tergo being first given.

  • The relative times of appearance of the single osculum and the smaller apertures are not constant for the different larv.

  • Osculum three times as broad as the central chamber, surrounded by a coronet of short teeth.