Chela may refer to: * ''Chela'' (fish), a genus of small minnow-type fish in the Cyprinid family *

Chela (organ) A chela ()also called a claw, nipper, or pinceris a pincer-shaped organ at the end of certain limbs of some arthropods. The name comes from Ancient Greek , through Neo-Latin '. The plural form is chelae. Legs bearing a chela are called chelipeds ...

, a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods such as crabs *

Chela (meteorite) Chela may refer to: * ''Chela'' (fish), a genus of small minnow-type fish in the Cyprinid family * Chela (organ), a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods such as crabs * Chela (meteorite), a meteorite fall of 1988 in Tan ...

, a

meteorite fall A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space, that was also observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "meteorite find, find". There are more than 1,300 d ...

of 1988 in Tanzania * Chela (disciple), a student in the traditional Indian education system * Chela (Mughal army), a rank in the Mughal army * Chela, Ethiopia, a town in southern Ethiopia * Chela (singer), an Australian electropop artist on the Kitsuné label *

Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela (; born 30 August 1979), nicknamed as "El Flaco" or "Liliano," is a tennis coach and former professional player from Argentina. Chela was given a three-month ban from the professional tour in 2001 for failing a drugs test. Post ...

(born 1979), a professional tennis player from Argentina *

Julian Chela-Flores Julian Chela-Flores (born 13 June 1942) is a Venezuelan astrobiologist and physicist. He is known for his contributions to the field of planetary habitability. Biography His father, Raimundo Chela a mathematician of Lebanese family, encouraged ...

, Venezuelan astrobiologist and physicist

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