| Chilopoda | ชั้นไคโลโปดา [การแพทย์] |
| chilopoda | (n) arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes, Syn. class Chilopoda |
| Chilopoda | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; 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 ] |