Chelae

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chela \Che"la\, n.; pl. {Chel[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.]
     (Zool.)
     The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  chelae
       See {chela}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chela
       n 1: a Hindu disciple of a swami
       2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or
          other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {nipper}, {pincer}]
       [also: {chelae} (pl)]