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CHELICERAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
Synonyms:
cheliceral; chelicerate
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
chelicera (either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing)
Derivation:
chelicera (either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing)