osculum

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒskjʊləm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(os′kyə ləm)

Inflections of 'osculum' (n): npl: oscula

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
os•cu•lum  (os′kyə ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Zoologya small mouthlike aperture, as of a sponge.
  • Neo-Latin, Latin ōsculum, equivalent. to ōs mouth + -culum -cule1
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
osculum /ˈɒskjʊləm/ n ( pl -la /-lə/)
  1. a mouthlike aperture, esp the opening in a sponge out of which water passesAlso called (rare): oscule /ˈɒskjuːl/
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: a kiss, little mouth, diminutive of ōs mouth
'osculum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
inosculate - osculate - oscular

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