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) 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 Tanz ...

, a student in the traditional Indian education system *

Chela (Mughal army) The army of the Mughal Empire was the force by which the Mughal emperors established their empire in the 16th century and expanded it to its greatest extent at the beginning of the 18th century. Although its origins, like the Mughals themselve ...

, a rank in the Mughal army * Chela, Ethiopia, a town in southern Ethiopia *

Chela (singer) Chela (born Chelsea Wheatley) is a Filipino-Australian singer and songwriter who has released a number of singles. Biography Originally from Fremantle, Western Australia, she relocated to Melbourne, Victoria with her family at the age of 15, ...

, 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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