Chelicera

[kә'lisәrә]

Definition

(noun.) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing.

Editor: Lucius--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typed by Arthur