A variant or diminutive form referring to a small rod-like structure or bone.
From Latin 'baculum' with a diminutive suffix, creating a smaller version of the parent word.
This word is rarely used in modern English but shows how Latin's system of diminutives allowed scientists to describe things at different scales—it's like the 'cute' version of 'baculum'!
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