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Pedicellaria
Pronunciation : Ped`i*cel*la"ri*a
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Pedicel.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A peculiar forcepslike organ which occurs in large numbers upon starfishes and echini. Those of starfishes have two movable jaws, or blades, and are usually nearly, or quite, sessile; those of echini usually have three jaws and a pedicel. See Illustration in Appendix.
pl. Pedicellari
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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