pedicellaria
UK/ˌpɛdɪsəˈlɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌpɛdəsəˈlɛɹi.ə/
pedicellaria noun: 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.
Noun
pedicellaria (plural pedicellariae)
- 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.
- Short inconspicuous spines hidden by large, flower-like pedicillaria.2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide
pedicellaria meaning in Tamil
pedicellaria in Tamil
- நுண் இடுக்கி
Forms of pedicellaria
| plural | pedicellariae |
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Origin of pedicellaria
From New Latin pedīcellus (“small foot”) + -aria.
Words that rhyme with pedicellaria
- area
- Carpentaria
- Hilaria
- Hungaria
- laminaria
- malaria
- rosaria
- sanguinaria
- sigillaria
- -aria
- adularia
- alfilaria
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- Anastenaria
- angaria
- antimalaria
- aquaria
- araucaria
- armillaria
- auricularia
- balistraria
- baria
- Bavaria
- Bedeque and Area
- bipinnaria
- brachiaria
- brachiolaria
- Bulgaria
- Caffraria
- calceolaria
- calvaria
- Caria
- carinaria
- cephalaria
- cercaria
- churrascaria
- cnidaria
- congiaria
- convallaria
- crotalaria
- cusparia
- dataria
- dirofilaria
- filaria
- fritillaria
- globularia
- hypobaria
- Icaria
- Kaffraria
- lacunaria
- laquearia
- ligularia
- linaria
- Lot 11 and Area
- macrofilaria
- mammillaria
- matricaria
- metacercaria
- microfilaria
- miliaria
- militaria
Questions about pedicellaria
- What does pedicellaria mean?
- Pedicellaria means 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.
- What is pedicellaria in Tamil?
- Pedicellaria in Tamil is நுண் இடுக்கி. See Pedicellaria meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pedicellaria?
- Pedicellaria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pedicellaria?
- Pedicellaria is pronounced /ˌpɛdɪsəˈlɛəɹi.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pedicellaria?
- The plural of pedicellaria is pedicellariae.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pedicellaria (page history and authors); pedicellaria (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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