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Definition of Class chilopoda
1. Noun. Arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes.
Exact synonyms: Chilopoda
Group relationships: Arthropoda, Phylum Arthropoda
Member holonyms: Centipede, Family Scutigeridae, Scutigeridae, Geophilomorpha, Order Geophilomorpha
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Arthropoda, Phylum Arthropoda
Member holonyms: Centipede, Family Scutigeridae, Scutigeridae, Geophilomorpha, Order Geophilomorpha
Generic synonyms: Class
Literary usage of Class chilopoda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1903)
"class chilopoda and class Insecta (Hexapoda). While the Chilopoda are the nearest
allies of the Insects, there is certainly a wide gap between them, ..."
2. The Spider Book: A Manual for the Study of the Spiders and Their Near by John Henry Comstock (1912)
"Class CHILOPODA (Chi-lop'o-da).—The Chilopoda includes the centipedes. These,
like the millipedes, are air-breathing and have an elongated body composed of ..."
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