Category:Pedicellaria

Ped`i*cel*la"ri*a, n.; pl. Pedicellariæ. Etym: [nl. See pedicel.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.