pincer
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- noun
- /ˈpɪn.sɚ/
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- He saw the bright-red pincers of the full-grown females, or sooks, and the scowling eyes of the jimmies.
- pincer claws
- pincer of a scorpion
- sharp pincers
Fucking gross little fuckers with their teeth like pincers.
- Fucking gross little fuckers with their teeth like pincers.
Examples
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The lobster's pincers were strong enough to crack open the shell of a clam.
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Picks up small items with their pincer grasp.
Blog text (6) -
Nine arms protruded from her compact frame, each ending in a pincer hand.
Fiction book (2002) -
The pincers at the end are still twitching.
Fiction book (1997) -
They harvest the trees with a machine that has a set of pincers, like a crawfish.
Fiction book (1992) -
It is clear that the cricket is no match for the crab scorpion, - who is equipped with razor-sharp pincers.
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Across the hall, in another room, Jeremy could see more enlarged photos of microscopic creatures, the hairy legs and dangerous pincers.
Fiction book (1999) -
The crab used its pincer to grasp the piece of seaweed tightly.
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In the aquarium, the large pincers of the hermit crab caught the attention of visitors.
Synonyms
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A pincer on the front leg of a crab or lobster for holding and cutting
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A claw on animals like crabs and lobsters that holds or crushes food
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A claw or pincer on an animal that holds things
A claw at the end of a limb on animals like crabs or lobsters that holds food
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Etymology
The word pincer for a crab or lobster claw comes from the same French pince, meaning 'to pinch', so you can think of the claw as nature's little tongs that 'pinch' and hold. That's why a pincer claw grabs and holds things like a small tool.