subchela

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subchela (noun; Latin sub, under; Greek chele, claw): (Arthropoda: Crustacea) The distal end of a limb developed as a prehensile structure by the folding back of a dactyl against the propodus or widest part of it; may arise from propodus folded back against the carpus

See also: gnathopod.