chelicera Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing

WordNet

Che*lic"e*ra noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. claw + horn.
Wordforms
plural
plural Cheliceræ
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects.

Webster 1913