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pedicle

[ ped-i-kuhl ]
/ ˈpɛd ɪ kəl /
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noun Zoology.
a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
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Origin of pedicle

1555–65; <Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs (stem ped-) foot. See pedi-, -cle1
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British Dictionary definitions for pedicle

pedicle
/ (ˈpɛdɪkəl) /

noun
biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle

Word Origin for pedicle

C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel
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