paxillus
See also: Paxillus
English
Noun
paxillus (plural paxilli)
- (zoology) A kind of pillar-like spine with a flattened summit covered with minute spinules or granules, covering the surface of certain starfishes.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for paxillus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive noun of pālus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pakˈsil.lus/, [pakˈsɪl.lʊs]
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paxillus | paxillī |
| Genitive | paxillī | paxillōrum |
| Dative | paxillō | paxillīs |
| Accusative | paxillum | paxillōs |
| Ablative | paxillō | paxillīs |
| Vocative | paxille | paxillī |
Descendants
- Bourguignon: paisseâ
References
- paxillus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- paxillus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- paxillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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