PEDICELLARIA
\pˌɛda͡ɪsə͡lˈe͡əɹi͡ə], \pˌɛdaɪsəlˈeəɹiə], \p_ˌɛ_d_aɪ_s_əl_ˈeə_ɹ_iə]\
Definitions of PEDICELLARIA
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
