chilopod

[ kahy-luh-pod ]

noun

1. any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, comprising the centipedes.

chilopod

/ kaɪˈlɒpədən; ˈkaɪləˌpɒd /

noun

1. any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes See also myriapod

Derived Forms

• chilopodan, nounadjective
• chiˈlopodous, adjective

Other Words From

• chi·lop·o·dous [kahy-, lop, -, uh, -d, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chilopod¹

1820–30; < New Latin Chilopoda; chilo- ² -pod

Word 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

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg