"chela" meaning in English

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          "sense": "pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid",
          "word": "螯"
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          "sense": "pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid",
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          "text": "The guru-chela relationship was a theme in many of Nicholas's paintings. In Pearl of Searching, the guru is looking thoughtfully at a pearl necklace with his chela. This symbolizes the \"pearl of great price\" that gives purpose to life.",
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