chela

ˈkiːlə

chelae

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Definition of chela - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid

TECH.

The crab's chela was strong enough to crack shells.

nipper

pincer

religion

TECH.

pupil or disciple in Hinduism

TECH.

The swami's chela learned many spiritual teachings.

follower

student

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pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid

Origin of chela

Greek, chele (claw)

Examples of chela in a sentence

A scorpion's chela can deliver a painful pinch.
The chela devoted years to studying under his guru.
Each chela was given a unique spiritual name.

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French:pince, disciple, ...
German:Schere, Chela, ...
Italian:chela, discepolo, ...
Spanish:pinza, discípulo, ...
Portuguese:pinça, discípulo, ...
Chinese:螯, 弟子, ...
Japanese:鋏脚, チェーラ, ...
Arabic:مِخْلَب, تِلْمِيذ, ...
Hebrew:צֶבֶת, תַּלְמִיד, ...
Russian:клешня, чела, ...
Ukrainian:клешня, чела, ...
Hindi:चेला, शिष्य, ...
Bengali:চেলা, শিষ্য, ...
Catalan:pinça, deixeble, ...
Czech:chela, čéla, ...
Danish:klo, chela, ...
Dutch:schaar, chela, ...
Greek:δαγκάνα, μαθητής, ...
Hungarian:olló, tanítvány, ...
Khmer:ក្រញ៉ាំចាប់, សិស្សគ្រូសាសនាហិណ្ឌូ, ...
Korean:집게발, 첼라, ...
Persian:چنگال, مرید, ...
Polish:szczypce, uczeń, ...
Portuguese (BR):quela, chela, ...
Romanian:chelă, discipol, ...
Swedish:klo, lärjunge, ...
Thai:ก้าม, ศิษย์, ...
Turkish:kıskaç, çela, ...
Vietnamese:càng, đệ tử, ...

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