chelicerae
- plural of chelicera.
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Most chelicerates ingest food using a preoral cavity formed by the chelicerae and pedipalps.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The photo shows a black, shiny scorpion with very large chelicerae, or pincers.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
In some species, like sea spiders, an additional pair of appendages, called ovigers, is present between the chelicerae and pedipalps.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Positioned alongside the chelicerae, the shaft, called a hypostome, forms a tube for withdrawing blood.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 3, 2014
The chelicerae writhed, questing for prey, and the sphincter-maw spasmed, teeth clicking open and shut, searching for something to bite into.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
