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chilomastix |
chilomeniscus |
chilomeniscus cinctus |
chilomycterus |
chilopod |
chilopoda
| chilopsis
| chilopsis linearis
| chilostoma
| chilostomata
| chilostomatous
chilopoda
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chilopoda has 1 sense
- chilopoda(n = noun.animal) class chilopoda - arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes; Array is a member of arthropoda, phylum arthropoda
is a kind of class
CIDE DICTIONARY
chilopoda, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lip + -poda.].
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]
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