che·la
(kelə)
(kelə)n.pl. che·lae(-le)
A pincerlike claw of a crustacean or arachnid, such as a lobster, crab, or scorpion.
[New Latinchela, fromGreekkhele, claw.]
chelachelae of a Murray River crayfish
Euastacus armatus
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