\Ped`i*cel*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Pedicellari[ae]}.
[NL. See {Pedicel}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.