The story
- New Latin · borrowed frompedīcellus“small foot”
- English todaypedicellaria
From New Latin pedīcellus (“small foot”) + -aria.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pedicellaria
Today it 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. Full definition →
New Latin pedīcellus