chela

Meaning of chela

noun

each of a pair of hinged pincer-like claws terminating the anterior limbs of a crab, lobster, or scorpion, typically curved and sharply pointed and used for feeding, defence, and courtship.

mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Latin chele or Greek khēlē ‘claw’.

noun

a follower and pupil of a guru.

from Hindi celā .

Information about chela

Hyphenation of chela

chela

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • chela is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

chela synonyms

Meaning claw:

claw, nipper, pincer

Anagrams of chela

Hecla, lache, Leach, leach

Words that rhyme with chela

HeLa, Hela, hela, Monongahela, Richela, isochela, subchela, Philohela, philohela, Shela, shela, anthela

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