Genus Chelifer (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Chelonethida.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Chelifer is a group of pseudoscorpions in the family Cheliferidae.
- Chelifer is a genus of book scorpions found worldwide, with the majority of species in the northern hemisphere.
- In the genus Chelifer, the pedipalps are modified to have strong, pincer-like claws.
- Many of the genus Chelifer's species are typically yellowish or pale in color, having elongated bodies with twelve distinct segments.
- Genus Chelifer species also lack the book-like pedipalps tails and venom that real scorpions possess, allowing them to be harmless to humans.