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cheliped

[ kee-luh-ped, kel-uh- ]

noun

  1. (in decapod crustaceans) either of the pair of appendages bearing a chela.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cheliped1

First recorded in 1865–70; cheli- + -ped

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cheliformChellean

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