pincers
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The animal, Praearcturus gigas, reached roughly one meter in length and carried pincers more than 16 centimeters long.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Agility’s Digit robot, with its rectangular eyes and pincers for hands, looks a little more like science fiction and a little less like a human replacement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and closing slowly, with joints in all the right places.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Robot arms tend to be equipped with two- or three-pronged pincers or with suction cups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
He could hear Cedric yelling “Stupefy!” too, but his spell had no more effect than Harry’s — Harry raised his wand as the spider opened its pincers once more and shouted “Expelliarmus!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
