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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes;
[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]