spec|u|lum

spec|u|lum
spec|u|lum «SPEHK yuh luhm», noun, plural -la or -lums.
1. a mirror or reflector of polished metal. A reflecting telescope contains a speculum.
2. a surgical instrument for enlarging an opening in order to examine a cavity.
3. a patch of color on the wing of many ducks and certain other birds. In ducks it is often an iridescent green or blue.
[< Latin speculum mirror < specere to view, look]

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