chelicera
chelicera is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects.
- noun. either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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