| pedicellaria | Origin: NL. See Pedicel. <zoology> 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|