chelicerae

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noun

Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).

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Synonyms

arachnid chelicerata hypostome horseshoe crab eurypterid arthropod myriapoda parasitiformes chasmataspidid stylonurina araneomorph crustacean proboscis pseudoscorpion charon endite

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