Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chilopoda"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + -poda.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Chilopoda
n : arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn: {Chilopoda},
{class Chilopoda}]
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