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[syn: Chilopoda, class Chilopoda]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Chilopoda
n 1: arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn:
Chilopoda, class Chilopoda]