chela
1the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
Origin of chela
1Words Nearby chela
Other definitions for chela (2 of 2)
(in India) a disciple of a religious teacher.
Origin of chela
2Other words from chela
- che·la·ship, noun
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How to use chela in a sentence
I have now no chela, but I will take the alms-bowl and thus enable the charitable to acquire merit.'
Kim | Rudyard KiplingLamas I know, and to these I give reverence, but thou art no more a lawful chela than this my finger is the pole of this waggon.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingThe lama would give him no help, but, as a conscientious chela, Kim was delighted to beg for two.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingRich would be the reward of such a master and such a chela when the time came for them to seek freedom together!
Kim | Rudyard KiplingLet the chela study the troubles that come from over-eating—bloated stomach and burning bowels.
Kim | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for chela (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkiːlə) /
a large pincer-like claw of such arthropods as the crab and scorpion
Origin of chela
1Derived forms of chela
- cheliferous (kɪˈlɪfərəs), adjective
British Dictionary definitions for chela (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtʃeɪlə) /
Hinduism a disciple of a religious teacher
Origin of chela
2Derived forms of chela
- chelaship, noun
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