pedicle

[ ped-i-kuhl ]
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nounZoology.
  1. a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.

Origin of pedicle

1
1555–65; <Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs (stem ped-) foot. See pedi-, -cle1

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pedicle

/ (ˈpɛdɪkəl) /


noun
  1. biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle

Origin of pedicle

1
C17: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel

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