chilopod Hear it!

chilopod definition

chi·lo·pod (kī′lō päd′, -lə-)

noun

centipede

Etymology: < ModL Chilopoda: see chilo- & -pod

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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