Iulus

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

  Iulus \I*u"lus\, n. [L., down, Gr. ? down, centipede.] (Zool.)
     A genus of chilognathous myriapods. The body is long and
     round, consisting of numerous smooth, equal segments, each of
     which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the
     galleyworms. See {Chilognatha}.
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