chela
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Is chela a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. [from 17th c.]Examples: "It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other […]"; "The tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand."; "The two brushes on each chela snap open into semicircular fans, forming fine-mesh baskets that passively filter water."
noun (English)
1. A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. [from 19th c.]Examples: "In fact, Gilgamesh's instructions are still-valid directions from the guru to the chela."; "The guru had insight. He understood his chela. The relationship between a guru and his chela was as a father to a son, as a whole person to a whole person, individual and unique."; "The guru-chela relationship was a theme in many of Nicholas's paintings. In Pearl of Searching, the guru is looking thoughtfully at a pearl necklace with his chela. This symbolizes the "pearl of great price" that gives purpose to life."
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