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Spinulosa

plural noun
Spi·​nu·​lo·​sa | \ˌspīnyəˈlōsə\

Definition of Spinulosa 

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

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History and Etymology for Spinulosa

New Latin, from spinulosa, neuter plural of spinulosus spinulose

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