chela Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Hindu disciple of a swami
  2. noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
    nipper; claw; pincer.

WordNet

Che"la noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. claw.
Wordforms
plural Chelæ
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

Webster 1913