cheliform

[kee-luh-fawrm, kel-uh-]

adjective

1. shaped like a chela.

cheliform

/ ˈkiːlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. shaped like a chela; pincer-like

Other Word Forms

• subcheliform adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheliform¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; cheli- + -form

Example Sentences

Galathea strigosa is peculiar for the spinous character of the carapace and cheliform legs.

From Project Gutenberg

When hand-like or cheliform structures occur in the Crustacea, these are usually more strongly developed in the males than in the females, often becoming enlarged in the former to quite a disproportionate size, as we have already seen to be the case in Melita.

From Project Gutenberg