| Pronunciation: | | ku'lisuru
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| Matching Terms: | | cheliceral, chelicerata, chelicerate, chelicerous
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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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| | See Also: | | appendage, extremity, member |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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