Definition of Geophilus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs.

Exact synonyms: Genus Geophilus
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

Geoffroea decorticans
Geoffroy's cat
Geoffroy's cats
Geoffs
Geogia holly
Geoglossaceae
Geoglossum
Geometridae
Geomyidae
Geomys
Geomys bursarius
Geomys pinetis
Geonim
Geophilidae
Geophilomorpha
Geophilus
Geordie
Geordies
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
Georg Friedrich Handel
Georg Meissner
Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Simon Ohm
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Steller
George
George's Island
George Armstrong Custer
George Balanchine
George Beadle

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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