chilopod
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chi·lo·pod
(kī′lə-pŏd′)n.
See centipede.
[From New Latin Chīlopoda, class name : Greek kheilos, lip + New Latin -poda, -pod (so called because the foremost pair of legs are jawlike appendages).]
chi·lo·pod′ adj.
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chilopod
(ˈkaɪləˌpɒd)n
(Animals) any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes. See also myriapod
[C19: from New Latin Chilopoda, from Greek kheilos lip + pous foot; referring to the modification of the first pair of legs into jawlike claws]
chilopodan n, adj
chiˈlopodous adj
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chi•lo•pod
(ˈkaɪ ləˌpɒd)n.
any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, comprising the centipedes.
chi•lop′o•dous (-ˈlɒp ə dəs) adj.
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