||Che"la (?), n.; pl. Chelæ (#). [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.] (Zoöl.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

||Che"la (?), n. [Hind. chēla, orig., slave, fr. Skr. cē&tsdot;a, cē&tsdot;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.

||Che"la (?), n. [Hind. chēla, orig., slave, fr. Skr. cē&tsdot;a, cē&tsdot;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.

• A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
  
• A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism.
  
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