- heterochelate
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adj. [Gr. heteros, different; chele, claw](ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)Having the chelae of left and right chelipeds varying in size and shape.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
heterochelate
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heterochelate — Chelae of left and right chelipeds differing in shape amd size [McLaughlin, 1980]. Chelae of left and right chelipeds differing in shape and size [Moore and McCormick, 1969] … Crustacea glossary
