Usually means: Claw of a crustacean, arachnid.
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We found 25 dictionaries that define the word chela:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. chela: Merriam-Webster
  2. chela, chela: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. chela: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. chela: Collins English Dictionary
  5. chela: Vocabulary.com
  6. Chela, chela: Wordnik
  7. chela: Wiktionary
  8. chela: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. chela: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. chela: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Chela, chela: Dictionary.com
  12. Chela (fish), Chela (organ), Chela (singer): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Chela: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. chela: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. chela: Rhymezone
  16. Chela: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. chela: FreeDictionary.org
  18. chela: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. chela: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chela-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chela: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. baby names list (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chela: Natural History Terms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Chela: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Chela: Glossary of Sanskrit Terms in Integral Yoga Literature

(Note: See chelae as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (chela)

noun:  A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. [from 17th c.]
noun:  A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. [from 19th c.]

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