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