Paxillosa

plural noun

Pax·​il·​lo·​sa

ˌpaksəˈlōsə

in some especially former classifications

: an order that comprises starfishes with dorsal paxillae and is sometimes retained as a suborder of Phanerozonia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter plural of (assumed) New Latin paxillosus, from New Latin paxilla + Latin -osus -ose

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