# fasciole

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fasciola (“a little bandage”). See fascia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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