scrobicula
noun
scro·bic·u·la
skrōˈbikyələ
variants
or less commonly scrobicule
ˈskrōbəˌkyül,
-räb-
plural scrobiculae
skrōˈbikyəˌlē,
-ˌlī
also scrobicules
: a shallow trench (as one of the smooth depressions surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin)
scrobicular
adjective
skrōˈbikyələ(r)
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