Paxillosa
plural noun
Pax·il·lo·sa
\ˌpaksəˈlōsə\
Definition of Paxillosa
in some especially former classifications
: an order that comprises starfishes with dorsal paxillae and is sometimes retained as a suborder of Phanerozonia
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Origin and Etymology of paxillosa
New Latin, from neuter plural of (assumed) New Latin paxillosus, from New Latin paxilla + Latin -osus -ose
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