Tuesday 8 December 2009
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“speculum /’sp kulert/ n. 1 (pl. specula/ -1 /) 1. Medicine a metal instrument that is used to dilate an orifice or canal in the body to allow inspection. 2. Ornithology a bright patch of plumage on the wings of certain birds, especially ducks. 3. a mirror or reflector, especially (formerly) a metallic mirror in a reflecting telescope…” Cited from the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)
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