speculum
nounA mirror or polished metal plate used as a reflector in optical instruments.
nounAn instrument for dilating the opening of a body cavity for medical examination.
nounA bright, often iridescent patch of color on the wings of certain birds, especially ducks.
nounA transparent spot in the wings of some butterflies or moths.
nounIn astrology, a table exhibiting at one view the latitudes, destinations, semi-arcs, etc., of the planets in a nativity.
nounSomething to look into or from; specifically, a mirror or looking-glass.
nounAn attachment to or part of an optical instrument, as a reflecting telescope, having a brightly polished surface for the reflection of objects.
nounIn ornithology:
nounAn ocellus or eye-spot, as of a peacock’s tail. See