pincers
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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
Depending on the species, chelicerae can function as pincers or fangs that grip, pierce, or stab prey.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 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
“Even though only about fifteen atoms were involved, they kept falling out of the awkward pincers set up to hold them.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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