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cheliped

American

[kee-luh-ped, kel-uh-] / ˈki ləˌpɛd, ˈkɛl ə- /

noun

(in decapod crustaceans) either of the pair of appendages bearing a chela.

Etymology

Origin of cheliped

First recorded in 1865–70; cheli- + -ped

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