pedicellaria Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ped`i*cel*la"ri*a noun

Etymology

NL. See Pedicel.

Wordforms

plural Pedicellariæ

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) 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.