n.
Pronunciation: ki- ' li-s ə -r ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er · ae \ - ˌ r ē \
Etymology: New Latin, from French chélicère, from Greek ch ē l ē + keras horn ― more at HORN
Date: 1835
: one of the anterior pair of appendages of an arachnid often specialized as fangs
– che · lic · er · al \ -s ə -r ə l \ adjective