Chelicera Definition
kĭ-lĭsər-ə
chelicerae
noun
Either of the first pair of appendages of spiders and other arachnids, used for grasping and crushing.
Webster's New World
(zoology) One of the prehensile claws found on the proboscises of chelicerates (spiders and scorpions).
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Other Word Forms of Chelicera
Noun
Singular:
chelicera
Plural:
cheliceraeOrigin of Chelicera
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New Latin chela Greek keras horn ker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
New Latin, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlē, “jawbone”) + κέρας (keras, “horn”)
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