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.
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