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appendage vs chelicera

chelicera vs appendage

appendage and chelicera both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appendage Yes No No No
chelicera Yes No No No
As nouns, chelicera is a hyponym of appendage; that is, chelicera is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appendage:
  • appendage: an external body part that projects from the body
  • chelicera: either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
Other hyponyms of appendage include mouthpart, fang, chela, claw, nipper, pincer, parapodium, fin, pleopod, swimmeret, limb, dactyl, digit.
appendage (noun) chelicera (noun)
a part that is joined to something larger either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
an external body part that projects from the body
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Difference between appendage and chelicera

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