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Cicala
- noun - stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
Facula
- noun - a bright spot on a planet
- a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots
Fecula
- noun - excreta (especially of insects)
- Starch obtained from plants e.g. potatoes
Macula
- noun - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
- a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
- a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
Nucula
- - A genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly interior.
Oscula
- unknown - Plural of osculum.
1. (Zoology) zoology a mouthlike aperture, esp the opening in a sponge out of which water passes