chelic definition
The subphylum Chelicerata (/kÉËlÉªsÉËreÉªtÉ/ or /kÉËlÉªsÉËrÉËtÉ/; New Latin, from French chÃ©licÃ¨re, from Greek khÄlÄ claw, chela and kÃ©ras horn) constitutes one of the major subdivisions of the phylum Arthropoda. It contains the horseshoe crabs, sea spiders, and arachnids (including scorpions and spiders).