Definitions for osculumˈɒs kyə ləm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•cu•lum*ˈɒs kyə ləm(n.)(pl.)-la
a small mouthlike aperture, as of a sponge.
Category: Zoology
* (-lə)..
Origin of osculum:
1605–15; < NL, L ōsculum <ōs mouth
Wiktionary
osculum(Noun)
an opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.
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