class Chilopoda
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Definition
- Noun:
- A class of arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous segments each bearing one pair of legs: "Class Chilopoda" is the scientific taxonomic class for centipedes. Members of this class are characterized by elongated, flattened bodies with one pair of legs per body segment.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Centipedes belong to the class Chilopoda.
- The class Chilopoda includes predatory arthropods with venomous claws.
Advanced Usage
- In scientific taxonomy: The term "Class Chilopoda" is used in formal biological classification to group all centipede species.
- The specimen was identified and placed within the class Chilopoda.
Variants and Related Words
- Chilopod (n): An individual arthropod belonging to the class Chilopoda; a centipede.
- The chilopod scurried under the rock.
Synonyms
- Centipedes: The common name for the arthropods in this class.
Noun
- arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes