'Chilopoda' definitions:
Definition of 'Chilopoda'
(from WordNet)
noun
Arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn: Chilopoda, class Chilopoda]
Definition of 'Chilopoda'
From: GCIDE
- Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + -poda.] (Zool.) 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 converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot. [1913 Webster] Chilostoma