chela
noun
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
chelaship
-
a word derived from
chela.
Example Sentences
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Kim came from the top of Zam-Zanneh to his chelaship with Teshoo Lama.
From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hermann Hagedorn
The faithful hermetists await the light, ripe for chelaship, ringroundabout him.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
