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Noun: chelicera (chelicerae)  ku'li-su-ru
  1. Either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing

Derived forms: chelicerae

Type of: appendage, extremity, member

Encyclopedia: Chelicera

Nearest

Cheiranthus asperus
Cheiranthus cheiri
Chekhov
Chekov
chela
chela[2]
chelate
chelate compound
chelated
chelation
chelicera
cheliceral
Chelicerata
chelicerate
chelicerous
Chelidonium
Chelidonium majus
Chelifer
Chelifer cancroides
cheliferous
Chelmsford