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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr ? lip + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Chilopoda n : arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn: {Chilopoda}, {class Chilopoda}]
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