Chelicerata

Che lic er at a |kəˌlisəˈrätə kəˌlɪsəˈrɑtə |Zoology a large group of arthropods that comprises the arachnids, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs. They lack antennae, but possess a pair of chelicerae, a pair of pedipalps, and (typically ) four pairs of legs. [Subphylum Chelicerata, phylum Arthropoda. ] ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek khēlē ‘claw ’ + keras ‘horn. ’

Chelicerata

Chelicerata |kəˌlɪsəˈreɪtə | ▶plural noun Zoology a large group of arthropods that comprises the arachnids, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs. They lack antennae, but possess a pair of chelicerae, a pair of pedipalps, and (typically ) four pairs of legs. ●Subphylum Chelicerata, phylum Arthropoda. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek khēlē ‘claw ’ + keras ‘horn ’.