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Cheliceral

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Adjective

1. cheliceral, chelicerate

of or relating to or resembling chelicerae

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Cheliceral

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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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Cheliceral

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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

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