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chelae

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Source : WordNet®

chelae
     See {chela}

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)]
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