cheliform

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

che=li=form

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cheliform, a. [Gr. chhlh` claw + -form.].

Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike. [1913 Webster]

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