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Definition of Chelicerata
1. Noun. Spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs.
Group relationships: Arthropoda, Phylum Arthropoda
Member holonyms: Arachnida, Class Arachnida, Order Pycnogonida, Pycnogonida, Class Merostomata, Merostomata
Generic synonyms: Class
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chelicerata
Literary usage of Chelicerata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"SUB-PHYLUM chelicerata CLASS ARACHNIDA Most chelicerate arthropods belong to ...
chelicerata ARACHNIDA SCORPIONES (SCORPIONS) Almost everybody knows what a ..."
2. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"... which look like octopus who got bred with crossbows; or the chelicerata,
distant relations to scorpions and spiders, and nothing at all that you'd ever ..."
3. British Columbia Adventure Guide by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"... which look like octopus who got bred with crossbows; or the chelicerata,
distant relations to scorpions and spiders, and something you wouldn't want to ..."
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