sicula

noun

sic·​u·​la

ˈsikyələ

plural siculae

-ˌlē

: the conical chitinous skeleton of the initial zooid of a colony of graptolites

sicular

-lə(r)

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, small dagger, diminutive of sica dagger

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