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tube feet


tube feet
Tube feet of the starfish Asterias vulgaris
Extensions of the water-vascular system of echinoderms, protruding from the body and often ending in suckers. Tube feet be used for locomotion and/or for maintaining a tight grip on prey or on the bottom.


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