forcepses

Updated: May 27, 2025

Paradoxical as this may appear to Mr. Mivart, tridactyle forcepses, immovably fixed at the base, but capable of a snapping action, certainly exist on some star-fishes; and this is intelligible if they serve, at least in part, as a means of defence. Mr.

Charles Darwin - The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition