Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paxilla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pax-il-la
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish

Etymology

From Latin paxillus. Doublet of paxillus.

Inflected Forms

paxillae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paxillar paxillate

Questions

What does paxilla mean?: An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish
Where does paxilla come from?: From Latin paxillus. Doublet of paxillus.

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