Definition of Chilopods. Meaning of Chilopods. Synonyms of Chilopods

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Definition of Chilopods

Chilopod
Chilopod Chi"lo*pod, n. (Zo["o]l.) A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.

Meaning of Chilopods from wikipedia

- Centipedes (from Neo-Latin centi-, "hundred", and Latin pes, pedis, "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Gr**** χεῖλος...
- a variety of insects; however, they also consume woodlice, diplopods, chilopods, and other arachnids. When the prey is entangled by the web, Latrodectus...
- for $5 million, H.E.A.T. are called to Illinois, where a gigantic mutant chilopod, the Megapede, is devouring thousands of dollars worth of crops. The team...
- scutum 'shield', because of the shape of the plates in the back of the chilopod. The body of an adult Scutigera coleoptrata is typically 25 to 35 mm (1...
- the dull stupidity of the Diplopods, or the melancholy ferocity of most Chilopods.' In 1870, Packard discovered a species of North American pauropod, extending...
- elevation of 1,800–2,400 m. Chamberlin, RV (1939). "On a collection of chilopods from the East Indies". Bulletin of the University of Utah, Biological...
- will sometimes eat fish. A study of its pellets found reptiles, snails, chilopods, arachnids, crabs and insects. Pellets of breeding birds in Korea had...
- Look up centipede, chilopod, or Chilopoda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A centipede is an arthropod belonging to the class Chilopoda. Centipede may...
- type locality is Waipahee, Kauai. Chamberlin, RV (1953). "Geophiloid chilopods of the Hawaiian and other Oceanic islands of the Pacific". Great Basin...
- type locality is Waikane, Oahu. Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1953). "Geophiloid chilopods of the Hawaiian and other Oceanic islands of the Pacific". Great Basin...