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cheliped

Meaning of "cheliped" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CHELIPED

ˈkiːlɪˌped


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHELIPED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cheliped is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHELIPED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chela (organ)

A chela /kˈiːlə/, also named claw, nipper or pincer, is a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods. The name comes from Greek through New Latin. The plural form is chelae. Legs bearing a chela are called chelipeds. Another name is claw because most chelae are curved and have a sharp point like a claw.

Definition of cheliped in the English dictionary

The definition of cheliped in the dictionary is either of two legs which each carry a claw.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHELIPED

anguiped · cirriped · lobiped · palmiped · parallelopiped · plumiped · uniped · unsped

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHELIPED

chelaship · chelatable · chelate · chelating agent · chelation · chelator · chelicera · chelicerae · cheliceral · chelicerate · cheliferous · cheliform · Chellean · chellup · Chelmsford · cheloid · cheloidal · chelone · chelonian · chelp

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHELIPED

aliped · biped · candy-striped · fissiped · maxilliped · multiped · parallelepiped · pinnatiped · pinniped · pinstriped · semiped · soliped · striped · taliped · tarsiped · unstriped · unwiped

Synonyms and antonyms of cheliped in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cheliped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHELIPED

Find out the translation of cheliped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cheliped from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cheliped» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

螯足
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

quelípedo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cheliped
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cheliped
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cheliped
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

клешненосных конечностей
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

quelípodo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

cheliped
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

chélipède
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cheliped
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

cheliped
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

はさみ脚
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

cheliped
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cheliped
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cheliped
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

cheliped
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चेल्पीड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cheliped
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cheliped
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

cheliped
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

клешненосних кінцівок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cheliped
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cheliped
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cheliped
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cheliped
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cheliped
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHELIPED»

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1
Axioidea of the World and a Reconsideration of the ...
3 3 – Cutting edge of fixed finger of larger cheliped smooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. andamanensis – Cutting edge of fixed finger of larger cheliped denticulate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 – Rostral median carina armed with denticles .
Katsushi Sakai, 2011
2
The Freshwater Crabs of West Africa: Family Potamonautidae
A, frontal view of the right cheliped (pereiopod 1); B, frontal view of the left cheliped; C, inferior view of the right merus of the cheliped; D, superior view of the right merus of the cheliped; E, frontal view of the left third maxilliped; F, inferior view of ...
Neil Cumberlidge, 1999
3
Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to ...
Chelipeds, lateral views unless otherwise indicated (and other limbs): a, Alpheopsis trispinosa (major cheliped). b, Alpheus astrinx (major cheliped, upper ). c, d, Alpheus australiensis (major and minor chelipeds). e, f, Alpheus australosulcatus ...
Gary Poore, 2004
4
Crustacean Issues 2: Larval Growth
In species having the fixed condition as adults, there may be a given developmental stage when the fate of either cheliped is fixed. For example, in Homarus americanus, the fate of chelipeds does not become fixed until the second postlarval ...
Adrian Wenner, 1985
5
Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The ...
TABLE I Behavioral terminology used in this chapter [after Hazlett, 1966, with slight modifications] AGONISTIC DISPLAY Cheliped presentation: crab moves its larger cheliped forward until dactyl perpendicular to substratum (fig. 70.25H) ...
Frederick Schram, Carel von Vaupel Klein, 2012
6
A Systematic and Taxonomic Review of the Family ...
... Character 30 trace — cheliped, propodus length vs. length of carpus .................. .......... ..24l Character 3l trace — cheliped, fixed finger number inferior setae .......... ...................... ..242 Character 32 trace — cheliped, dactylus percent of propodus ...
Jerry Alan McLelland, 2008
7
Asian Marine Biology 18 (2001)
5 Cheliped and pereopod 1 with exopodites; one or two short articles immediately distal to squama on antenna . ... 6 No setose sensory lobes on pereopods 2 or 3; propodus of cheliped less than twice as long as wide; telson distally with two ...
Brian Morton, 2003
8
Synopsis of the True Crabs (Brachyura) of Monterey Bay ...
d. Carpus of cheliped with a single spine above at distal end ; dactyls of ambulatory legs, especially those of last pair, much flattened. C. magister dd. Carpus of cheliped with 2 spines, one above at distal end and a second below this on inner ...
9
Modern Approaches to the Study of Crustacea
Macrobrachiunt cortezi stage I. A, mandible: B, first maxilla: C. second maxilla: D. first maxilliped: E, second maxilliped: F, third maxilliped: G, first cheliped: H, second cheliped: I, /. K, third, fourth and fifth pereiopods: L, plea- pods. Stage It. M .
Crustacean Society. Summer Meeting, Elva Escobar-Briones, Fernando Alvarez, 2002
10
Phylogeny of the Infraorder Caridea with an Emphasis on the ...
Alpheus r2 ; new species, a-c, e, g holotype male, USNM 1071493; d, paratype male, ULLZ 9259; f, h, paratype male, ULLZ 9258: a, habitus, lateral view; b, right major cheliped, lateral view; c, left minor cheliped, propodus and dactylus, mesial  ...
Heather D. Bracken, 2008

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHELIPED»

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1
Lobster With Finger-Like Claws on Display in Maine Aquarium
But Lola's hand-like claw (also known as the cheliped or crusher claw) is something that Hayden-Roderiques said she didn't see too often. «ABC News, Sep 13»
2
Odisha Govt prepared an action plan to save Red Ghost Crab species
... front rounded and narrow chelipeds, markedly unequal, left cheliped bigger than right sides, its chelipeds each side well developed spines, ... «Orissadiary.com, Sep 13»
3
Let's Rush to Judgment: 'Man of Steel'
("Kneel before Zod!" it would hiss, extending the claw of his right cheliped for the President to plant one on.) Look, it's Snyder. It could happen. «NPR, Dec 12»
4
And The Best Designer On The Beach Award Goes To...
The pair of an hourglass shaped claws (cheliped) are used to carry sand into their mouth. When sand goes inside the mouth of the crab, it has ... «Science 2.0, Oct 12»
5
Oceans of Life
The first two have developed as claws and are called Cheliped," explained father. "Crabs are also invertebrates that do not have a backbone, but have a ... «Sunday Times.lk, Jun 10»
6
New Deep-Sea Species Revealed by Marine Census
The exaggerated claw, or cheliped, is likely used to defend itself in skirmishes with other crustaceans. —Photograph by Tin-Yam Chan/National ... «National Geographic, Nov 08»
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