pincer

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pincer in WordNet English dictionary

noun

a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
claw chela nipper pincer
a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
pincer pair of pincers tweezer pair of tweezers

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pincer in English Wiktionary

(noun) any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers
(adjective) (Of an attack) See pincer attack

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