(of an arthropod) either of two legs which each carry a claw
cheliped in American English
(ˈkiləˌped, ˈkelə-)
noun
(in decapod crustaceans)
either of the pair of appendages bearing a chela
Word origin
[1865–70; cheli- + -ped]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, goulash, maverick, springboard, valence-ped is a combining form with the meaning “having a foot” of the kind specified by theinitial element. Other words that use the affix -ped include: maxilliped, polyped, quadruped, taliped
Examples of 'cheliped' in a sentence
cheliped
In males and females, the right cheliped was larger and higher than the left cheliped.
Thiago Elias Silva, Patricia Bianca Fumis, Ariadine Cristine Almeida, Giovana Bertini,Vivian Fransozo 2014, 'Morphometric analysis of the mud crab Hexapanopeus paulensis Rathbun, 1930 (Decapoda,Xanthoidea) from the southeastern coast of Brazil', Latin American Journal of Aquatic Researchhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000300016&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We compared their cheliped form in the context of the reproductive strategy.
Aníbal H. Lezcano, Miguel A. Penna, Federico Márquez, Martin Thiel 2015, 'Variation in cheliped form in two species of squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura) fromChile', Brazilian Journal of Oceanographyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592015000300303&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both cheliped and maxilliped characteristics represent to habitat preference.
Dewi Citra Murniati 2016, 'Distribution and characteristic of deposit-feeder crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) insome mangrove ecosystem types in Lombok Island', Journal of Biological Researcheshttp://berkalahayati.org/journal/a8155f4d. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Each species has different cheliped dominance pattern.
Dewi Citra Murniati 2010, 'Pola dominansi capit pada Uca spp. (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)', Journal of Biological Researcheshttp://berkalahayati.org/journal/8849b052. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Uca spp was a unique crab species marked with asymmetry of the cheliped.
Dewi Citra Murniati 2010, 'Pola dominansi capit pada Uca spp. (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)', Journal of Biological Researcheshttp://berkalahayati.org/journal/8849b052. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A major cheliped and a minor cheliped has different function.
Dewi Citra Murniati 2010, 'Pola dominansi capit pada Uca spp. (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)', Journal of Biological Researcheshttp://berkalahayati.org/journal/8849b052. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Blue bands are on the cheliped and pereiopods.
Lee, Kyu Hyun, Ko, Hyun Sook 2014, 'Occurrence of Pontoniine Shrimp, Periclimenes brevicarpalis (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae)in Korean Waters', Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversityhttp://www.kpubs.org/article/articleMain.kpubs?articleANo=DMBRBT_2014_v30n4_319. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The morphometric measurement of carapace, abdomen, cheliped and male gonopod was related to carapace width.
Noor Us Saher, Naureen Aziz Qureshi, Uroj Aziz 2016, 'Allometric growth pattern, sexual dimorphism and size at the onset of sexual maturityin Opusia indica (Brachyura: Ocypodoidea: Camptandriidae) from mangrove areas of Pakistan',International Journal of Aquatic Biologyhttp://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab/article/view/197. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both chelipeds were sub equal in size, regarding the major cheliped of a normal male.
Carlos Lira, Juan Bolaños, Gonzalo Hernández, Jesús Hernández 2006, 'Un caso de hipertrofia bilateral de quelas en el cangrejo violinista Uca cumulanta(Decapoda: Ocypodidae)', Revista de Biología Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442006000600016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)