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Ectozoa vs Minuscule - What's the difference?

ectozoa | minuscule |

As nouns the difference between ectozoa and minuscule

is that ectozoa is while minuscule is a lower-case letter.

As an adjective minuscule is

written in minuscules, lower-case.

ectozoa

English

Noun

(head)
  • minuscule

    Alternative forms

    * miniscule (Originally a misspelling, but now so common that it has come to be considered an alternative spelling by many )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A lower-case letter.
  • Any of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
  • A letter in these styles.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Written in minuscules, lower-case.
  • Written in minuscule handwriting style.
  • Very small, tiny.
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    Synonyms

    * (written in minuscules) lower-case, small * (very small) microscopic, minute, tiny * See also

    Antonyms

    * (lower-case) majuscule, uppercase

    Usage notes

    See the usage notes at miniscule ----