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chela [′kē·lə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A claw or pincer on the limbs of certain crustaceans and arachnids.
A sponge spicule with talonlike terminal processes.


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One of the added possesses about this bait is the chelas that create motion as they leading to the bottom, which draws the fish to it.
2006) registraram maiores densidades do perifíton no período de águas baixas e menores densidades no período de águas altas e relacionaram estas menores densidades ao maior fluxo da água que ocorre entre os ambientes da planície de inundaçáo do alto rio Paraná durante o período de chelas.
Those who just joined the pool were called chelas [mentees] or more colloquially, bakaras [goats, or learners] and young members were sent away as bakaras to the older members of the family or the broader community.
 
 
 
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