Chelicera (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural che·lic·er·ae [kuh-lis-uh-ree]. /kəˈlɪs əˌri/.
  1. one member of the first pair of usually pincerlike appendages of spiders and other arachnids.
noun plural -erae (-əˌriː)
  1. one of a pair of appendages on the head of spiders and other arachnids: often modified as food-catching claws
Chelicera (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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