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Mandible vs Chelicera - What's the difference?

mandible | chelicera |

As nouns the difference between mandible and chelicera

is that mandible is the lower jaw, especially the lower jawbone while chelicera is (zoology) one of the prehensile claws found on the proboscises of chelicerates (spiders and scorpions).

mandible

English

(wikipedia mandible)

Alternative forms

* mandibula

Noun

(en noun)
  • The lower jaw, especially the lower jawbone.
  • One of a pair of mouthparts of an arthropod designed for holding food.

    • Synonyms

    * (lower jaw) dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, submaxilla

    Derived terms

    * mandibular * mandibulate * mandibuliform * mandibulohyoid

    See also

    * jowl

    chelicera

    English

    Noun

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