NOUN | animal | chelicera | either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid |
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Meaning | 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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Broader | extremity, appendage, member | An external body part that projects from the body |
Spanish | quelícero | |
Catalan | quelícer | |
Adjectives | cheliceral, chelicerate | of or relating to or resembling chelicerae |
chelicerous | having chelicerae |
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