speculum

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Synonyms: spiculum, saeculum, seculum, spectrum, specular, specillum, operculum, specula, peculium, poculum, speculums

Antonyms: spiculum, saeculum, seculum, spectrum, specular, specillum, operculum, specula, peculium, poculum, speculums

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q1342422}}{{lb|en|medicine}} A [[medical#Adjective|medical]] [[instrument]] [[use#Verb|used]] during an [[examination]] to [[dilate]] an [[orifice]].
2. {{senseid|en|mirror}} A [[mirror#Noun|mirror]], especially one used in a [[telescope#Noun|telescope]].
3. {{lb|en|ornithology}} A [[bright#Adjective|bright]], [[lustrous]] [[patch#Noun|patch]] of [[colour#Noun|colour]] [[find#Verb|found]] on the [[wing#Noun|wings]] of [[duck#Noun|ducks]] and some other [[bird#Noun|birds]], usually [[situate#Verb|situated]] on the [[distal]] [[portion#Noun|portions]] of the [[secondary#Adjective|secondary]] [[quill#Noun|quills]], and much more [[brilliant#Adjective|brilliant]] in the [[adult#Adjective|adult]] [[male#Noun|male]] than in the [[female#Noun|female]].
4. A [[lookout]] [[place#Noun|place]].<!--Chambers 1908-->

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