It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other […]
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Chela
//ˈkilə//
Synonyms for "chela" (4 found)
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Translations
10 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- клещи noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 螯 noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Finnish
1 entries- saksi noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Irish
2 entries- ladhar noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
- ordóg noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Italian
1 entries- chela noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Japanese
1 entries- 螯 noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Polish
1 entries- szczypce noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Russian
1 entries- клешня́ noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Turkish
1 entries- kıskaç noun (pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand.
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The two brushes on each chela snap open into semicircular fans, forming fine-mesh baskets that passively filter water.
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Nay, I had a disciple with me. He that was my friend at the Temple of the Tirthankers gave me a chela for this journey.
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