Chilopoda

2 definitions found

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

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chilopoda
       n : arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
           each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn: {class
           Chilopoda}]