English Explanatory Dictionary

osculum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small opening or orifice.
  2. One of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm.
  3. The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.

Word forms

osculum oscula

Etymology

From Latin ōsculum (“little mouth”).

Derived words

osculum infame
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