2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chelicera \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.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chelicera n : either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing [also: {chelicerae} (pl)]
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