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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHELIFEROUS

a.Furnished with claws, as an animal.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHELIFER

Chel "i *fer, n. Etym: [Gr. -fer. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Book scorpion, under Book.

 

CHELIFEROUS

Che *lif "er *ous, a. Etym: [Gr. -ferous. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having cheliform claws, like a crab.