chelicerate

1. 1.

   of or relating to or resembling chelicerae

   Synonymscheliceral

Questions about chelicerate

What does chelicerate mean?

chelicerate means "of or relating to or resembling chelicerae".

How many syllables are in chelicerate?

chelicerate has 4 syllables: che-li-ce-rate. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for chelicerate?

Close synonyms include cheliceral. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chelicerate a common word?

chelicerate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.