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pedicle.

A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛd.ɪ.kəl/
  1. A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.

  2. The attachment point for antlers in cervids.

  3. A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue

  4. pedicel (any sense)

  5. peduncle (any sense)

  6. Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.

  7. A fetter for the foot.

Where this word comes from

From Latin pedīculus (“little foot”), diminutive of pēs.

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