paxillus

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اللاتينية - الإنجليزية
wooden pin/peg
small stake
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes
See Illustration in Appendix
They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules