PEDICELLARIA


Meaning of PEDICELLARIA in English

/ped'euh seuh lair"ee euh/ , n. , pl. pedicellariae /-ee ee'/ . Zool.

one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.

[ 1870-75; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .