chilopoda

Noun

Meaning

One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. 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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

class Chilopoda centipede myriapoda arthropod phylum diplopoda arthropod class invertebrates arthropods segmented arthropods terrestrial arthropods arthropod superclass multi-legged arthropods myriapod class

Hypernyms

class

Examples

They are considered to be ecologically equivalent to centipedes ( Chilopoda ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Chilomycterus Chilon chilopod Chilopsis Chilopsis linearis Chiloquin