One of the paired claw-like or fang-like appendages found near the mouth of chelicerate arthropods, used for grasping and manipulating food.
From Greek 'chele' (claw) + 'keras' (horn). Singular form of 'chelicerae,' describing the individual claw-like structures that define this arthropod group.
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