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n. [L. verriculum, net]A dense tuft of nearly parallel upright hairs; verriculate adj..
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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verricule — ver·ri·cule … English syllables
verricule — n. tuft of bristles, hairs, etc. ♦ verriculate, a. having verricules … Dictionary of difficult words
verricule — ˈverəˌkyül noun ( s) Etymology: Latin verriculum dragnet, from verrere to sweep more at war : a close tuft of nearly parallel upright hairs, bristles, or other slender filaments … Useful english dictionary
