The word "paxilla" may refer to:
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Paxilla (ossicle) A paxilla (plural. paxillae) is a small umbrella-shaped structure sometimes found on Echinoderms, particularly in starfish (class Asteroidea) such as ''Luidia'', ''Astropecten'' and ''Goniasteridae, Goniaster'' that immerse themselves in sediment. T ...
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Paxilla (genus): a genus of insects in the family
Tetrigidae
Tetrigidae is an ancient family in the order Orthoptera, which also includes similar families such as crickets, grasshoppers, and their allies. Species within the Tetrigidae are variously called groundhoppers, pygmy grasshoppers,Borror DJ, Tripp ...
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