Chela

[ki:lә]

(noun.) a Hindu disciple of a swami.

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(n.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

Edited by Arnold

n. a novice in esoteric Buddhism.—n. Chē′laship.

n. the prehensile claw of a crab or scorpion.—adj. Chē′late.—n. Chē′lifer the book-scorpion.—adjs. Chelif′erous; Chē′liform.

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