Etymology

chelifer

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Latin chēlē ← Ancient Greek χηλή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχηλή“claw”
  2. Latin · derived fromchēlē“claw”
  3. English todaychelifer

From Latin chēlē (“claw”) (from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “claw”)) + -fer.

Words from the same roots

Latinchēlē all →

chela

Ancient Greekχηλή all →

chelakeloidcheletropicchelicera

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.