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pincers

[pin-serz] / ˈpɪn sərz /
NOUN
grippers
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Its front legs ended in large claw-like structures that resemble the pincers of crabs.

From Science Daily ● May 25, 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

Some will have three arms, some with five fingers and others with pincers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025

I got up, put on the wristwatches, the binaurals, and the gel pincers, and stepped onto the treadmill without the visor.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2023

If I ever stepped on one in my bare feet I was sure it would chop my toes off with those big pincers.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac



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