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Tetraxile

Tetraxile \Te*trax"ile\, a. [Tetra- + axile.] (Zo["o]l.) Having four branches diverging at right angles; -- said of certain spicules of sponges.

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tetraxile

a. (context zoology English) Having four branches diverge at right angles; said of certain spicules of sponges.