chela

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ˈkiː.lə/ UK /ˈkiː.lə/
noun Freq #55163

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a pincerlike claw at the end of a limb of a crustacean or arachnid

    The crab raised one chela to defend itself from the intruder.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a pincerlike claw at the... clawpincer
Word family
Forms chelae
Derived forms cheliferous
Related forms cheliceraclawpincer

Etymology

From New Latin chela, from Ancient Greek khēlē 'claw or pincer'.

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