Ambulacrum


one of the radial areas in an echinoderm, as the sea urchin, bearing the tube feet by which the creature moves.
noun (pl) -ra (-rə)
any of five radial bands on the ventral surface of echinoderms, such as the starfish and sea urchin, on which the tube feet are situated

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