pedicellaria
Meanings
noun
- A small, stalk-shaped structure of the sea urchin and other echinoderms, which has three pincer-like structures at the end that perform cleaning functions and serve as defense against predators.
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Etymology
From New Latin pedīcellus (“small foot”) + -aria.
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