Speculum

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The term speculum, Latin for "mirror", and its plural specula, may refer to:

  • Speculum (medical), a medical tool used for examining body cavities
  • Speculum (journal), a journal of medieval studies published by the Medieval Academy of America
  • Speculum literature, a medieval genre
  • Speculum, magical telescopic device used by the mythical Prester John
  • Speculum feathers, the secondary feathers on the inner part of a duck's wing which are often brightly coloured
  • Speculum metal, an alloy containing copper and tin used for making all-metal mirrors
  • Speculum (butterfly), a skipper butterfly genus in the tribe Erynnini
  • Ophrys speculum, a species of ground orchid in the genus Ophrys
  • Specula (gastropod), genus of sea snails in the family Cerithiopsidae
  • "Speculum", a song by Adema from their eponymous album
  • Speculum (fetish)

See also

  • All pages beginning with "Speculum"
  • Spiculum, a Roman weapon
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