CHELICEROUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having chelicerae

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

chelicera (either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing)

Derivation:

chelicera (either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing)

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