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Oxeia vs Oxea - What's the difference?

oxeia | oxea |

As nouns the difference between oxeia and oxea

is that oxeia is while oxea is a monoaxial spicule which is pointed at both ends.

oxeia

English

Noun

(oxeiai)

    • oxea

    English

    Noun

  • a monoaxial spicule which is pointed at both ends

    • Usage notes

    * The Oxford English Dictionary lists only the plural oxea'', but other sources"oxea" in ''Glossary of geology'' by Jackson, Julia A., James P. Mehl, and Klaus KE Neuendorf, eds. Springer, 2005. list the plurals ''oxeae'' (by analogy to Latin feminine nouns such as (m) ~ (m)) or ''oxeas (by generalization to standard English pluralization).

    Antonyms

    * (pointed spicule)

    Derived terms

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    References