Synapticula

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synapticula \Syn`ap*tic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Synapticulae}. [NL.,
     dim. from Gr. ? fastened together.] (Zool.)
     One of numerous calcareous processes which extend between,
     and unite, the adjacent septa of certain corals, especially
     of the fungian corals.
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