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Definition of Chela
1. Noun. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
2. Noun. A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods.
Group relationships: Crustacean
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Extremity, Member
Derivative terms: Claw, Nip
Definition of Chela
1. n. The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.
2. n. In India, a dependent person occupying a position between that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple or novice.
Definition of Chela
1. Noun. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. ¹
2. Noun. A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chela
1. a pincerlike claw [n -LAE] / a pupil of a guru [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chela
Literary usage of Chela
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Crayfish: An Introduction to the Study of Zoology by Thomas Henry Huxley (1880)
"The chela of the forceps, with one side cut away to show, in A, the muscles, in B,
... Another may be found in the chela which terminates the forceps. ..."
2. Himalayan journals; or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1855)
"... elephants—Blocks of Syenite—Return to Churra—August temperature—Leave for
chela—Birds—Habits of leaf-insects—Curious village—Houses—Canoes—Boga-panee ..."
3. The Sun and the Serpent: A Contribution to the History of Serpent-worship by Charles Frederick Oldham (1905)
"I have never known an orthodox Brahman act in this capacity, but I have seen one
of them, as priest, incensing the chela while in the condition of inspired ..."
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