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 dictionarySynonyms
class Chilopoda
centipede
myriapoda
diplopoda
invertebrates
arthropods
segmented arthropods
arthropod phylum
arthropod superclass
multi-legged arthropods
myriapod class
terrestrial arthropods
arthropod class
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Examples
They are considered to be ecologically equivalent to centipedes ( Chilopoda ).