Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chela \Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr.
   c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.]
   In India, a dependent person occupying a position between
   that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple
   or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n.

Chela \Che"la\, n.; pl. {Chel[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

Source : WordNet®

chela
     n 1: a Hindu disciple of a swami
     2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or
        other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {nipper}, {pincer}]
     [also: {chelae} (pl)]