pedicellarian.

Brit.

/ˌpɛdᵻsəˈlɛːrɪə/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛdəsəˈlɛriə/

Inflections: Plural pedicellariae.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pedicellaria.

Etymology: < scientific Latin pedicellaria (O. F. Müller Zoologia Danica (1788) I. 16: see note) < post-classical Latin pedicellus pedicel n. + -aria (see -ary suffix¹).The name was originally given as a genus name, under the misapprehension that the structures were parasites, though they had been mentioned as organs by Job Baster Opuscula subseciva (1759) I. 139, and were confirmed as such by Stefane delle Chiaje Memoire sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli (1825) II. 324.

Zoology.

Each of numerous tiny pincer-like organs, usually consisting of three jaws supported on a slender flexible stalk, widespread over the body surface of echinoids (sea urchins) and asteroids (starfishes).

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > member of > parts of > pincer-like organs

pedicellaria1837

1837 W. Sharpey in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 32/2 The appendages of the second kind are of a very singular nature; they have the appearance of pincers or crabs' claws in miniature..and were described by Müller as parasitical animals under the name of Pedicellaria.

1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 193 The stalk of the Asteroid, unlike that of the Echinoid pedicellaria, is formed entirely of soft structures.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. x. 178 Another interesting feature is the presence of numerous but inconspicuous snapping spines or pedicellariae.

1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) viii. 102 It is reported that oystermen take advantage of this tendency of the starfish to seize with its pedicellariae and hold on to foreign objects that strike against them.

1994 E. E. Ruppert & R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 6) xviii. 954/1 A species of urchins usually possesses several types of pedicellariae, one of which may contain poison glands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pedicellaria
释义	pedicellarian. Brit. /ˌpɛdᵻsəˈlɛːrɪə/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛdəsəˈlɛriə/ Inflections: Plural pedicellariae. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pedicellaria. Etymology: < scientific Latin pedicellaria (O. F. Müller Zoologia Danica (1788) I. 16: see note) < post-classical Latin pedicellus pedicel n. + -aria (see -ary suffix¹).The name was originally given as a genus name, under the misapprehension that the structures were parasites, though they had been mentioned as organs by Job Baster Opuscula subseciva (1759) I. 139, and were confirmed as such by Stefane delle Chiaje Memoire sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli (1825) II. 324. Zoology. Each of numerous tiny pincer-like organs, usually consisting of three jaws supported on a slender flexible stalk, widespread over the body surface of echinoids (sea urchins) and asteroids (starfishes). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > member of > parts of > pincer-like organs pedicellaria1837 1837 W. Sharpey in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 32/2 The appendages of the second kind are of a very singular nature; they have the appearance of pincers or crabs' claws in miniature..and were described by Müller as parasitical animals under the name of Pedicellaria. 1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 193 The stalk of the Asteroid, unlike that of the Echinoid pedicellaria, is formed entirely of soft structures. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. x. 178 Another interesting feature is the presence of numerous but inconspicuous snapping spines or pedicellariae. 1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) viii. 102 It is reported that oystermen take advantage of this tendency of the starfish to seize with its pedicellariae and hold on to foreign objects that strike against them. 1994 E. E. Ruppert & R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 6) xviii. 954/1 A species of urchins usually possesses several types of pedicellariae, one of which may contain poison glands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1837
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