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Chelicera

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Noun

1. chelicera

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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Chelicera

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noun plural -erae (-əˌriː)
one of a pair of appendages on the head of spiders and other arachnids: often modified as food-catching claws

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Chelicera

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nounWord forms: plural cheˈlicerae (kəˈlɪsərˌi ; kəlisˈərēˌ)
either of the first pair of appendages of spiders and other arachnids, used for grasping and crushing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chelicera

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n. pl. che·lic·er·ae (-ə-rē′)
Either of the first pair of fanglike appendages near the mouth of an arachnid or a horseshoe crab, often modified for grasping and piercing.

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