0 one of a pair of curved claws of an animal such as a crab --
1 a tool for holding or pulling something, made of two curved metal bars that move against each other so that when the handles are pushed together the other ends close tightly --
The head is flat and square, with a pair of long, large pincers.
They are probably derived from tongs, pincers, or scissors-like pliers used to grab or hold hot objects since the dawn of recorded history.
Dynamo uses his large pincers to grasp and thrash opponents around, and his six legs make him extremely maneuverable.
They are "pediform", i.e. they look like small legs and were not modified into pincers.
In crustaceans, carpus is the scientific term for the claws or pincers present on some legs.
Robosnail is a mechanical snail with snapping pincers.
Powers include a beetle shell armed with very strong pincers and spear-like centipede legs.
In many decapods, however, one pair of legs has enlarged pincers; the claws are called chelae, so those legs may be called chelipeds.
