cheliform

American

[kee-luh-fawrm, kel-uh-] / ˈki ləˌfɔrm, ˈkɛl ə- /

adjective

shaped like a chela.

cheliform British

/ ˈkiːlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

shaped like a chela; pincer-like

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Other Word Forms

subcheliform adjective

Etymology

Origin of cheliform

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

Example Sentences

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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.

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