chelicerous (Meaning)
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chelicerous (a)
having chelicerae
Synonyms & Antonyms of chelicerous
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chelicerous Sentence Examples
- The chelicerae of spiders are essential for grasping prey and injecting venom.
- Scorpions use their chelicerae to catch and immobilize their prey before consuming it.
- The chelicerae of a tick are adapted for piercing the skin of its host to feed on blood.
- Mites have specialized chelicerae for piercing plant tissues and extracting nutrients.
- Harvestmen possess relatively small chelicerae used for manipulating food.
- The chelicerae of horseshoe crabs are powerful appendages used for tearing apart food.
- The diversity in chelicerae morphology reflects the varied lifestyles of arachnid species.
- Chelicerae play a crucial role in the feeding behavior and ecology of arachnids.
- Understanding the biomechanics of chelicerae aids in designing effective pest control methods.
- Arachnologists study the structure and function of chelicerae to understand arachnid evolution.
FAQs About the word chelicerous
having chelicerae
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The chelicerae of spiders are essential for grasping prey and injecting venom.
Scorpions use their chelicerae to catch and immobilize their prey before consuming it.
The chelicerae of a tick are adapted for piercing the skin of its host to feed on blood.
Mites have specialized chelicerae for piercing plant tissues and extracting nutrients.
