Definition

1. 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

1. arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes