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Definition: Paxillus
Paxillus
\Pax*il"lus\, n.; pl.
Paxilli. [L., a peg.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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]