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Definition of Geophilidae
1. Noun. Small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Geophilomorpha, Order Geophilomorpha
Member holonyms: Genus Geophilus, Geophilus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geophilidae
Literary usage of Geophilidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"... Algerian species of geophilidae, and finds that it is caused by a viscid
secretion from the pores on the ventral side of the whole length of the body. ..."
2. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"... to one hundred and seventy-three in certain Geophilidae. The legs end each in
a single claw, except in the Symphyla, in which each leg has two claws. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"I aey hve in damp obscure places, under logs of wood or stones, and are nocturnal,
shunning, like the Geophilidae, exposure to light; ..."
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