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pincers

[pin-serz] / ˈpɪn sərz /
NOUN
grippers
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It bent over, clamped the cord with its pincers and tucked the cord along a shelf to clear a path.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

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

When she called, it waved its tiny pink pincers at her frantically.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt


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