Small feeding appendage found in Chelicerates

(pl: chelicerae) these are the mouthparts that are tipped with fangs; aka the jaws. In most species they open and close like a pair of salad tongs, while in others, like tarantulas and trap-door species, they move up and down in a stabbing motion. The fangs rest in a groove in the bottom of the chelicerae similar to blades in a pocket knife. Chelic [..]

(n) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing

(zoology) Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).

The first pair of appendages of a chelicerate arthropod. Originally a short clawed appendage, the chelicerae of many arachnids are highly modified for feeding; in spiders, for instance, they are modif [..]