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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHELIFORM
a.
Having
the
form
of
a
claw.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHELIFORM
Chel "i *
form,
a.
Etym:
[
Gr.
-
form.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Having
a
movable
joint
or
finger
closing
againts a
preceding
joint
or
a
projecting
part
of
it,
so
that
the
whole
may
be
ised
for
grasping,
as
the
claw
of
a
crab;
pincherlike.
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