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cheliped

UK/ˈkiːlɪpɛd/

cheliped noun: a leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.

Noun

cheliped (plural chelipeds)

  1. A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.

cheliped meaning in Tamil

cheliped in Tamil

கொடுக்கடி

Forms of cheliped

pluralchelipeds

Origin of cheliped

From cheli- + -ped.

Questions about cheliped

What does cheliped mean?
Cheliped means a leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
What is cheliped in Tamil?
Cheliped in Tamil is கொடுக்கடி. See Cheliped meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cheliped?
Cheliped is a noun.
How do you pronounce cheliped?
Cheliped is pronounced /ˈkiːlɪpɛd/ (UK).
What is the plural of cheliped?
The plural of cheliped is chelipeds.

Words near cheliped in the dictionary

  1. chelifers
  2. cheliforal
  3. chelifore
  4. chelifores
  5. cheliform
  6. cheliped
  7. chelipeds
  8. chelipod
  9. chelirubine
  10. chelisochid
  11. chelisochids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cheliped (page history and authors); cheliped (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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