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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chela \Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr Skr. c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.] In India, a dependent person occupying a position between that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence a disciple or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chela \Che"la\, n.; pl {Chel[ae]}. [NL., fr Gr chhlh` claw.] (Zo["o]l.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chela n 1: a Hindu disciple of a swami 2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {nipper}, {pincer}]
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