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noun • a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument • a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior | ||||||||
33% | 8 | It may help medicine go down, inserted into opening | ||||||
noun • ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick • hard candy on a stick | ||||||||
32% | 5 | Dermal orifices | ||||||
noun • any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) • any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal • a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass verb • direct one's attention on something | ||||||||
Plastic Capsule Which May Be Inserted Into Orifices Crossword Clue
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SPECULA which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SPECULA
Updated: October 14, 2023
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