Etymology

paxilla

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Today it means: An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish Full definition →

Latin paxillus
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  1. Latin · derived frompaxillus
  2. English todaypaxilla

From Latin paxillus. Doublet of paxillus.

Words from the same roots

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