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{{Concept
|label=vibraculum
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>vibracula</b>
|etymology=Latin diminutive <i>vibrare</i>, to vibrate
|definition=([[Bryozoa]]: [[Gymnolaemata]]) A [[heterozooid]] with the [[operculum]] in the form of a long [[bristle]] or [[seta]] between pivots, supposedly used to sweep away [[detritus]] and settling larvae.
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{{Concept scheme relation
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
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