CHELIFORM

Meaning of CHELIFORM in English

(a.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

CHELIFORM — ˈkēləˌfȯrm, ˈke- adjective Etymology: chel- + -form : having a movable joint or finger closing against the adjacent segment so …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHELIFORM — ( a. ) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELIFORM — /kee"leuh fawrm', kel"euh-/ , adj. shaped like a chela. [ 1790-1800; CHELI- + -FORM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELIFORM — adj having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that …
Webster English vocab
CHELIFEROUS — (a.) Having cheliform claws, like a crab.
Английский словарь Webster
CHELIFEROUS — ( a. ) Having cheliform claws, like a crab.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHELIFEROUS — adj having cheliform claws, like a crab.
Webster English vocab

Английский словарь Webster

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