oxea

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oxea

/ˈɒksɪə/ UK
/ˈɑksi.ə/ US

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From Ancient Greek ὀξέᾱ (oxéā). Either from the Ionic form of Attic ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîă), (a feminine form of ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”) applied to ῥᾰ́βδος (rhắbdos, “wand; shaft”)) or a variant of ὀξῠ́ᾱ (oxŭ́ā), ὀξῠ́η (oxŭ́ē, “beech; spear-shaft”).

noun oxea · oxeas · oxeae

of sponges (Porifera) a monoaxial spicule which is pointed at both ends

Opposite: strongyle

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Opposite: strongyle

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@misc{oxea_2026,
  title = {oxea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxea},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}