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chilopod

American

[kahy-luh-pod] / ˈkaɪ ləˌpɒd /

noun

any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, comprising the centipedes.

chilopod British

/ kaɪˈlɒpədən, ˈkaɪləˌpɒd /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

chilopodan

noun
chilopodous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of chilopod

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

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