Small knife-shaped structures; plural of cultellus (Latin for small knife).
From Latin cultellus (small knife), the diminutive form of culter. This is primarily used in specialized scientific Latin terminology.
When you're looking at something through a microscope and you spot tiny knife-like parts, using the Latin term 'culttelli' is the scientific way to say 'those miniature blade things'—it's like a secret code scientists use.
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