Spinulosa

plural noun

Spi·​nu·​lo·​sa

ˌspīnyəˈlōsə

: a cosmopolitan order of starfishes lacking conspicuous marginal plates and stalked pedicellariae and often occurring at great depths in the sea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from spinulosa, neuter plural of spinulosus spinulose

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