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chilopod
[ kahy-luh-pod ]
noun
- any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, comprising the centipedes.
chilopod
/ kaɪˈlɒpədən; ˈkaɪləˌpɒd /
noun
- any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes See also myriapod
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Derived Forms
- chilopodan, nounadjective
- ³¦³ó¾±Ëˆ±ô´Ç±è´Ç»å´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó¾±Â·±ô´Ç±è·´Ç·»å´Ç³Ü²õ [kahy-, lop, -, uh, -d, uh, s], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chilopod1
C19: from New Latin Chilopoda, from Greek kheilos lip + pous foot; referring to the modification of the first pair of legs into jawlike claws
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Cermatobius, based upon a single species, martensii, from the isl. of Adenara, is of peculiar interest, since in the absence of coxal pores, and the length and multi-articulation of the antennae and tarsal segments, it approaches more nearly to Scutigera than does any other pleurostigmous Chilopod.
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The maxillae are long and have a sensory organ, the palpognaths are long, spiny and composed of five segments, like the primitive Chilopod leg, and the toxicognaths have their basal segments disunited and independently movable.
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