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cheliform
[ kee-luh-fawrm, kel-uh- ]
adjective
- shaped like a chela.
cheliform
/ ˈkiːlɪˌfɔːm /
adjective
- shaped like a chela; pincer-like
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Other Words From
- sub·cheli·form adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cheliform1
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Example Sentences
Galathea strigosa is peculiar for the spinous character of the carapace and cheliform legs.
From Project Gutenberg
When hand-like or cheliform structures occur in the Crustacea, these are usually more strongly developed in the males than in the females, often becoming enlarged in the former to quite a disproportionate size, as we have already seen to be the case in Melita.
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