chelicera

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chelicera /kəˈlɪs(ə)rə/

▶noun (pl. chelicerae /-riː/) Zoology either of a pair of appendages in front of the mouth in arachnids and some other arthropods, usually modified as pincer-like claws.

– derivatives
cheliceral adjective.

– origin C19: mod. L., from Gk khēlē ‘claw’ + keras ‘horn’.

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