chelicerate

9.9

Having mouthparts like the small pincers near the mouths of spiders and scorpions

adjective
/kəˈlɪsəˌreɪt/

Specialized

: quelicerado

All spiders are chelicerate animals with distinct mouthparts.

Examples

Horseshoe crabs are considered primitive chelicerate arthropods.
Scientists studied the fossil to determine whether it belonged to a chelicerate group.
The chelicerate anatomy of spiders is fascinating.
Are scorpions considered chelicerate animals?
All spiders are chelicerate animals with distinct mouthparts.
Horseshoe crabs are considered primitive chelicerate arthropods.
The chelicerate anatomy of spiders is fascinating.

Synonyms

cheliceral

vschelicerate

Specialized

9.9

Relating to the small jawlike mouth parts of spiders or scorpions

is the same meaning but uses a different adjectival ending

chelicerous

vschelicerate

Specialized

9.9

Having special front mouthparts like small claws used to hold and eat food, as in spiders and scorpions

relates to or resembles those mouthparts rather than indicating possession

Surface Forms

chelicerate positive

Morphology

chelicerate = chelicera (semi-transparent) = chelicera + ate

Formed by regular suffixation (chelicera + -ate) but the base 'chelicera' is a specialized technical term unlikely to be known by average learners.

Etymology

Chelicerate comes from the name chelicerae, the claw-like mouthparts of spiders and their relatives, from an old Greek root meaning 'claw' or 'pincer'. So a chelicerate animal is one that has those claw-like mouthparts.