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Definition of Osculum
1. n. Same as Oscule.
Definition of Osculum
1. Noun. (biology) an opening in a sponge from which water is expelled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Osculum
1. an opening in a sponge [n -LA]
Medical Definition of Osculum
1.
Origin: L, a little mouth.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Osculum
Literary usage of Osculum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1858)
"1), there was a single osculum situated on a large oval bladder-shaped projection
of the dermal membrane, which varied considerably in its form according as ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1893)
"Just below the osculum I lia ve seen short apical rays in a few of the sagittal
... around the osculum a few much stouter ones occur, but still very small. ..."
3. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1858)
"1), there was a single osculum situated on а large oval bladder-shaped projection
of the dermal membrane, which varied considerably in its form according as ..."
4. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"These branches have an opening, the osculum (ose), at the distal end, and buds
and branches (div) projecting from their sides. The buds and branches are ..."
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