cheliferous
/kɪˈlɪfərəs/
adjective
- Having claws or pincers, like those of a crab or scorpion.
- Many cheliferous crustaceans live in tide pools along the coast.
- The cheliferous scorpion used its pincers to grab its prey.
- The scientist studied the cheliferous appendages of the ancient fossil.
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