: a pincerlike organ or claw borne by a limb of a crustacean or arachnid
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Zinc and iron enrichment was present only in the granular rows of the chela, specifically in the jagged, tooth-like bumps called denticles on the movable outer segment.—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026