chelicerae

‘piercing appendages in the proboscis of arachnids and some other arthropods’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    Mod.Lat. chelicera < Gk. khēlē ‘crab claw, talon, pincers; cloven hoof of cattle, horse’s hoof’ (according to Watkins) < keras ‘horn’ < suhr < ker- < Tamil kaṭu