Noun: pincer pin-su(r)
- A hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
"She used a pincer to remove the splinter";
- pair of pincers, tweezer, pair of tweezers
- A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
"The lobster used its large pincer to crack open the shell of its prey";
- claw, chela, nipper
Derived forms: pincers
Type of: appendage, extremity, hand tool, member
Part of: crustacean
Encyclopedia: Pincer