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English → English (gcide) 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]