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Chilopoda (gcide) | Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + -poda.]
(Zool.)
One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes.
They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally
to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic
legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous,
very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.
[1913 Webster] Chilostoma |
chilopoda (wn) | Chilopoda
n 1: arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn:
Chilopoda, class Chilopoda] |
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class chilopoda (encz) | class Chilopoda, n: |
Chilopoda (gcide) | Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + -poda.]
(Zool.)
One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes.
They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally
to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic
legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous,
very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.
[1913 Webster] Chilostoma |
class chilopoda (wn) | class Chilopoda
n 1: arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn:
Chilopoda, class Chilopoda] |
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