chilopod

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kī′lə pod′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chi•lo•pod  (kī′lə pod′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesany arthropod of the class Chilopoda, comprising the centipedes.
  • Neo-Latin Chilopoda; see chilo-, -pod
  • 1820–30;
chi•lop•o•dous  (kī lop′ə dəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
'chilopod' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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