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What is a cheliped?

What is a cheliped? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
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The major cheliped of males was larger than that of females and exhibited positive allometric growth to maturity, after which the level of allometry decreased.
Lobsters were outfitted with a numbered poultry tag on the right cheliped between the carpopodite and meropodite segments for identification.
Moreover, individuals occupying open marsh areas spent significantly more time eliciting reproductive behaviors such as cheliped waving.
The first legs are minute claws, small hands, cheliped.
Aggressive interactions were characterized by the extension of both chelipeds, and cheliped embracing or grasping.

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