chelicerae

[ki'lisəri:]
  • n. 铗角;螫角(chelicera 的复数)

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chelicerae (n.)
1831, plural of Modern Latin chelicera, from Greek khele "claw, talon, cloven hoof," from PIE *ghel-wo-, from root *ghel-una- "jaw," + keras "horn" (see kerato-). Earlier chelicer (1835), from French chélicère.

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