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1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pedicellaria \Ped`i*cel*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Pedicellari[ae]}. [NL. See {Pedicel}.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
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