subchela
noun
sub·chela
\¦səb+\
Definition of subchela
subchelae
: a grasping organ of the limbs of some crustaceans (as of the genus Squilla) in which the terminal segment folds back against the next one
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Origin and Etymology of subchela
New Latin, from sub- + chela
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