Found 2 items, similar to Chelicerae.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chelicerae chelicerae See chelicera chelicera n : either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing [also: chelicerae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chelicerae Chelicera \Che*lic"e*ra\ (k[-e]*l[i^]s"[-e]*r[.a]), n.; pl. Chelicer[ae] (-r[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw + ke`ras horn.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects. [1913 Webster]