'Chilognatha' definitions:

Definition of 'Chilognatha'

From: GCIDE

Chilognatha \Chi*log"na*tha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + gna`qos Jaw.] (Zool.) One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together. [1913 Webster]