Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chela"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chela \Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr.
c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.]
In India, a dependent person occupying a position between
that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple
or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chela \Che"la\, n.; pl. {Chel[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chela
n 1: a Hindu disciple of a swami
2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or
other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {nipper}, {pincer}]
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