'Cheliform' definitions:

Definition of 'Cheliform'

From: GCIDE
  • Cheliform \Chel"i*form\, a. [Gr. chhlh` claw + -form.] (Zool.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike. [1913 Webster]