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Meaning of 'chelicera' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chelicera [ n.]
- One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects.

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