Pedicellaria

‖n.; pl. Pedicellariæ [ 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 ]