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pedicellaria

noun

Meaning

  1. A small, stalk-shaped structure of the sea urchin and other echinoderms, which has three pincer-like structures at the end that perform cleaning functions and serve as defense against predators.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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