paxilla

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noun

An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish

OriginLatin paxillus →
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Meanings

nounpaxilla (plural paxillae)

plural paxillae

  1. biologyAn ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish

Origin

  1. Latinpaxillus
  2. Englishpaxilla

From Latin paxillus. Doublet of paxillus.

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APA

paxilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxilla

MLA

“paxilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paxilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxilla.

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