Chilognatha

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chilognatha \Chi*log"na*tha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip +
     gna`qos Jaw.] (Zool.)
     One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have
     numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender
     legs, which are attached ventrally, near together.
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