pedicellaria
/ˌpedɪsəˈleərɪə/noun
(pl. pedicellariae /-rɪiː/)
- Zoology a defensive organ like a minute pincer present in large numbers on an echinoderm【动】(棘皮动物的)叉棘, 叉刺。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin pediculus 'small foot' (see PEDICEL).