spondyle
French, noun/spɔ̃.dil/
spondyle is spelled S-P-O-N-D-Y-L-E (8 letters). Spondyle is a French feminine noun meaning “spiny oyster, thorny oyster (mollusc of the genus Spondylus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mollusque bivalve hérissé de piquants”.
What does spondyle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespiny oyster, thorny oyster (mollusc of the genus Spondylus)
- 2
femininespondyle (vertebra)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mollusque bivalve hérissé de piquants. 2. Synonyme savant de vertèbre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of spondyle
- spondyles plural
- sphondile obsolete
- sphondyle
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce spondyle?
- /spɔ̃.dil/
- \spɔ̃.dil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.