1) Appendage 2) Extremity 3) Member
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Small feeding appendage found in Chelicerates
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• (n.) 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.
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(from the article `arachnid`) The cephalothorax is covered dorsally with a rigid cover (the carapace) and has six pairs of appendages, the first of which are the chelicerae, the ... The form and function of the six pairs of appendages are variable. The first pair, the chelicerae, often have claws or fangs. They are used to ... ...has...
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(pl., chelicerae)
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One of the two anterior appendages of arachnids; in ticks and parasitic mites, the chelicerae are piercing and cutting structures, and constitute important feeding organs. ... Origin: G. Chele, claw, + keras, horn ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Che·lic'e·ra (ke*lĭs'e*rȧ)
noun ;
plural Cheliceræ (-rē). [ New Latin , from Greek
chhlh` claw +
ke`ras horn.]
(Zoology) One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnid...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ke-lis′ĭ-ră, -ĭ-rē Definitions: 1. One of the two anterior appendages of arachnids; in ticks and parasitic mites, the chelicerae are piercing and cutting structures, and constitute important feeding organs.
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The first pair of appendages of a chelicerate arthropod. Originally a short clawed appendage, the chelicerae of many arachnids are highly modified for feeding; in spiders, for instance, they are modified into poisonous fangs.
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The first pair of appendages of a chelicerate arthropod. Originally a short clawed appendage, the chelicerae of many arachnids are highly modified for feeding; in spiders, for instance, they are modified into poisonous fangs.
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[
n] - either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid
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noun either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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one member of the first pair of usually pincerlike appendages of spiders and other arachnids. Cf. pedipalp.
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