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Paxillus

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in Appendix.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Paxillus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/paxillus.html. 1828.