— cheliceral , adj. — chelicerate /keuh lis"euh rayt', -euhr it/ , adj.
/keuh lis"euhr euh/ , n. , pl. chelicerae /-euh ree'/ .
one member of the first pair of usually pincerlike appendages of spiders and other arachnids. Cf. pedipalp .
[ 1825-35; cheli- CHELI- + Gk kér ( as ) horn + L -a fem. n. ending ]