pedicellaria

noun, plural ped·i·cel·lar·i·ae

[-ee-ee] . Zoology.

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

Origin:
1870–75; < Neo-Latin; see pedicel, -aria

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