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What are chelicerae?

What are chelicerae? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of chelicera
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Although they have weak chelicerae, they secrete extremely potent venom, which enables them to attack insects 2-3 times their size.
The scorpion's chelicerae are pincers, it has two and they serve to tear up its prey.
In true spiders, the chelicerae are modified into fangs with poison glands, while the pedipalps of the males are modified for copulation.
The protocerebrum possesses optic centers and optic nerves, while the tritocerebrum contains the nerves which supply the chelicerae.
There is no eye streak above their anterior eyes, as seen in SR males, but the chelicerae are striped.
Once fertilized, the female produces silk bags containing between 16 and 60 eggs that she will transport between its chelicerae.

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