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chelicera

/kəˈlɪ.sə.ɹə/

chelicera noun: either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).

chelicera: either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders...
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Noun

chelicera (plural chelicerae)

  1. Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).

chelicera meaning in Tamil

chelicera in Tamil

கொடுக்குக்கொம்பு

Forms of chelicera

pluralchelicerae

Origin of chelicera

From New Latin chēlicera, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “jawbone”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Words formed from chelicera

Questions about chelicera

What does chelicera mean?
Chelicera means either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).
What is chelicera in Tamil?
Chelicera in Tamil is கொடுக்குக்கொம்பு. See Chelicera meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chelicera?
Chelicera is a noun.
How do you pronounce chelicera?
Chelicera is pronounced /kəˈlɪ.sə.ɹə/.
What is the plural of chelicera?
The plural of chelicera is chelicerae.

Words near chelicera in the dictionary

  1. chelfie
  2. chelfies
  3. Chelford
  4. Chelfs
  5. cheli-
  6. chelicera
  7. chelicerae
  8. cheliceral
  9. cheliceratan
  10. chelicerate
  11. chelicerates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chelicera (page history and authors); chelicera (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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