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Tessellata

Tessellata \Tes`sel*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Tessellate.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates.

Usage examples of "tessellata".

Just the names of my genetic stocks had a rolling majesty: Alectoria nigricans, Mastodia tessellata, Ochrolechia frigida, Stereocaulon alpinum.