subchelan.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbkiːlə/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌkilə/

Inflections: Plural subchelae.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, chela n.¹

Etymology: < sub- prefix + chela n.¹ Compare earlier subchelate adj., subcheliform adj.

Zoology.

In certain crustaceans: a small pincer-like structure on the end of a limb, in which the last segment is folded back against the previous one.The penultimate segment (propodus) is less fully developed than it is in a chela.

ΚΠ

1859 T. H. Huxley in Figures & Descr. Brit. Org. Remains (Mem. Geol. Surv. U.K.: Monogr.) I. i. 33 It is a subchela such as is found in Amphipoda and Stomapoda, not a chela like that of Podophthalmia.

1910 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. (ed. 2) I. 585 The legs end either in simple claws or in large subchelæ.

1960 Crustaceana 1 202 How does the animal use the large subchela and on what does it feed?

2004 R. T. Bauer Remarkable Shrimps ii. 21 The subchelae of the benthic families Crangonidae and Glyphocrangonidae are used, jackknife fashion, to close on small prey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subchela
释义	subchelan. Brit. /ˈsʌbkiːlə/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌkilə/ Inflections: Plural subchelae. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, chela n.¹ Etymology: < sub- prefix + chela n.¹ Compare earlier subchelate adj., subcheliform adj. Zoology. In certain crustaceans: a small pincer-like structure on the end of a limb, in which the last segment is folded back against the previous one.The penultimate segment (propodus) is less fully developed than it is in a chela. ΚΠ 1859 T. H. Huxley in Figures & Descr. Brit. Org. Remains (Mem. Geol. Surv. U.K.: Monogr.) I. i. 33 It is a subchela such as is found in Amphipoda and Stomapoda, not a chela like that of Podophthalmia. 1910 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. (ed. 2) I. 585 The legs end either in simple claws or in large subchelæ. 1960 Crustaceana 1 202 How does the animal use the large subchela and on what does it feed? 2004 R. T. Bauer Remarkable Shrimps ii. 21 The subchelae of the benthic families Crangonidae and Glyphocrangonidae are used, jackknife fashion, to close on small prey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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