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paxillus
CIDE DICTIONARY
paxillus, n. [L., a peg.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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