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pincers [ˈpɪntsərz, Brit -səz] N

pincers ZOOL

pinça f

pincers (tool)

alicate m

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If he tries to do so before then, a pair of pincers will sever his spine. en.wikipedia.org

It has a specially adapted right pincer which it uses to break open snail's shells. en.wikipedia.org

Its size can sometimes exceed 30 cm (pincers included). en.wikipedia.org

All species also have very large scorpion-like pedipalps (pincers) but there is an additional large spine on each palpal tibia. en.wikipedia.org

The female, smaller than the male, has two pincers of equal length but of a thinner size. en.wikipedia.org

Direct support involved naval forces acting as one arm in a strategic pincer, the army forming the other arm. en.wikipedia.org

They are "pediform", i.e. they look like small legs and were not modified into pincers. en.wikipedia.org

This operation consisted of a pincer movement which threatened to cut off the relieving forces. en.wikipedia.org

They have two very long pedipalps with "palpal chelae" (pincers) which strongly resemble the pincers found on a scorpion. en.wikipedia.org

Using the pincers, these squares of gold are put into a second packet called the "shoder", which has approximately 1,500 skins. en.wikipedia.org

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