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Definition of Geophilus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Geophilidae, Geophilidae
Medical Definition of Geophilus
1. A genus of centipedes, characterised by very large numbers of legs (47 to 67 pairs); includes Geophilus californius, Geophilus rubens, and Geophilus umbraticus, in the U.S. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geophilus
Literary usage of Geophilus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Materials for the study of variation treated with especial regard to by William Bateson (1894)
"Full- grown females of Geophilus terrestris have 83 or 84 ... On the other hand,
in Geophilus and in Peripatus, ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"The three ftrst we have provisionally included in Iho genus Geophilus. In thoir
form and habits they approach still nearer to the typical Gallinaceous birds ..."
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