rhabdus

\\ˈrabdəs\ noun (-es)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek rhabdos rod — more at vervain

: a simple uniaxial sponge spicule

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rhabdus /rabˈdəs/

noun

A rodlike sponge spicule

ORIGIN: Latinized from Gr rhabdos rod

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rhabˈdoid adjective

Rodlike

noun

A rodlike body

rhabˈdolith noun

(Gr lithos stone) a calcareous rod in some Protozoa

rhabˈdom noun

(Gr rhabdōma bundle of rods) a fourfold rod in the compound eye of an arthropod

rhabˈdomancer noun

rhabˈdomancy noun

(Gr manteiā divination) divination by rod, esp divining for water or ore

rhabˈdomantist noun

rhabdomyolˈysis noun

(Gr lysis dissolution) the breaking down of muscle tissue, esp following skeletal trauma

rhabdomyōˈma noun (pl rhabdomyōˈmas or rhabdomyōˈmata)

A tumour of striped muscle

Rhabdophˈora plural noun

The graptolites

rhabˈdosphere noun

An aggregation of rhabdoliths in oceanic ooze

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‖ rhabdus

(ˈræbdəs)

[mod.L., a. Gr. ῥάβδος.]

1. Bot. The stipe of certain fungi.

Treas. Bot. 968/2.

2. A sponge spicule of the monaxon biradiate type. Also anglicized as rhabd (ræbd).

[see rhabdome]. Minchin Sponges 116. [see diactine a.].