fenestrule

noun

fe·​nes·​trule

fə̇ˈneˌstrül

plural -s

: one of the small openings between intersecting branches of a lacy bryozoan colony

Word History

Etymology

Latin fenestrula small window, diminutive of fenestra opening, window

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