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Cheliped vs Chelicera - What's the difference?

cheliped | chelicera |

As nouns the difference between cheliped and chelicera

is that cheliped is (label) a leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw while chelicera is (zoology) one of the prehensile claws found on the proboscises of chelicerates (spiders and scorpions).

cheliped

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (label) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.

    • chelicera

    English

    Noun

    (chelicerae)
  • (zoology) One of the prehensile claws found on the proboscises of chelicerates (spiders and scorpions).