Home › Words › C › cheliferchelifer/ˈkiːlɪfəɹ/chelifer means pseudoscorpion.chelifer is pronounced /ˈkiːlɪfəɹ/.EtymologyFrom Latin chēlē (“claw”) (from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “claw”)) + -fer.nounpseudoscorpionDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pseudoscorpion 72% match — An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida vs chelifer →cheliferous 72% match — Having chelae (cheliform claws) vs chelifer →chthoniid 66% match — Any pseudoscorpion in the family Chthoniidae. vs chelifer →chernetid 66% match — Any pseudoscorpion in the family Chernetidae. vs chelifer →chelicera 64% match — Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids). vs chelifer →chela 63% match — A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. vs chelifer →cheliceral 62% match — Relating to the chelicerae. vs chelifer →chelicerate 62% match — Of or relating to the Chelicerata subphylum of arachnids, horseshoe crabs, etc. vs chelifer →