The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cheliform
Cheliform \Chel"i*form\, a. [Gr. chhlh` claw + -form.] (Zo["o]l.) 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] ||
Wiktionary
cheliform
a. Having the form of a chela