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Chelicera

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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chelicera'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chelicera.html. 1828.
 
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