Chilopoda

Chilopoda
A class of centipedes (phylum Arthropoda). [chilo- + G. pous, foot]

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Chi·lop·o·da kī-'läp-əd-ə n pl a class of arthropods comprising the centipedes
chi·lop·o·dan -əd-ən adj or n

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Chi·lop·o·da (ki-lopґə-də) [Gr. cheilos lip + pous foot] the centipedes, a class of elongated arthropods of the superclass Myriapoda; they have one pair of legs to each body segment, with 15 to 173 pairs of legs. They paralyze and kill insects and small animals with their poison claws, which are modified legs of the first body segment. A few species of the genus Scolopendra are capable of penetrating human skin with a painful bite.

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  • Chilopoda — Chi*lop o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + poda.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chilopoda — Chilopoda, Opisthogoneata, Hundertfüßer, ca. 2500 unter Steinen, Rinde oder im Boden lebende Arten umfassende Klasse der ⇒ Antennata. Zwischen einigen mm und über 20 cm lang; Rumpf aus unter 20 bis weit über 100, je ein Paar Laufbeine tragenden… …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Chilopoda — Chilopodes Lithobiu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chilopoda —   Ciempiés …   Wikipedia Español

  • Chilopoda — Hundertfüßer Hundertfüßer beim Beutefang Systematik Überstamm: Häutungstiere (Ecdysozoa) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chilopoda — noun arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes • Syn: ↑class Chilopoda • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Arthropoda, ↑phylum Arthropoda • Member …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chilopoda — …   Википедия

  • Chilopoda — См. chilopods …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Chilopoda — [ˌkʌɪlə pəʊdə] plural noun Zoology a class of myriapod arthropods which comprises the centipedes. Derivatives chilopod kʌɪləpɒd noun Origin mod. L., from Gk kheilos lip + pous, pod foot …   English new terms dictionary

  • chilopoda — chi·lop·o·da …   English syllables

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