| Pronunciation: | | 'keelu
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| Matching Terms: | | chelate, chelate compound, chelated, chelation, chelator, chelerythrine, chelicera, cheliceral, chelicerata, chelicerate, chelicerous, chelidon, chelidonic, chelidonium, chelidonium majus, chelidonius, chelifer, chelifer cancroides, cheliferous, cheliform, cheloid, chelone, chelone glabra, chelonethida, chelonia, chelonia mydas, chelonian, chelonian reptile, chelonidae, cheloniidae, chelura, chely, chelyabinsk, chelydra, chelydra serpentina, chelydridae
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- [n] a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- [n] a Hindu disciple of a swami
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| | Synonyms: | | claw, nipper, pincer |
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| | See Also: | | appendage, crustacean, extremity, Hindoo, Hindu, member |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Che"la\, n.; pl. {Chel[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.
\Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr.
c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.]
In India, a dependent person occupying a position between
that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple
or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n.
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