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speculum
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[ˈspɛkjʊləm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a metal instrument that is used to dilate an orifice or canal in the body to allow inspection
- a bright patch of plumage on the wings of certain birds, especially a strip of metallic sheen on the secondary flight feathers of many ducks
- a mirror or reflector of glass or metal, especially (formerly) a metallic mirror in a reflecting telescope
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘mirror’, from specere ‘to look’
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