Either of the first pair of fanglike appendages near the mouth of an arachnid, such as a spider, often modified for grasping and piercing.
[New Latin : CHELA + Greek keras, horn.]
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Either of the first pair of fanglike appendages near the mouth of an arachnid, such as a spider, often modified for grasping and piercing.
[New Latin : CHELA + Greek keras, horn.]
Pair of movable oral appendages adapted for cutting carried by acarids, including ticks.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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