chilopod
chilopod noun: any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
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Noun
chilopod (plural chilopods)
- Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
- Consequently most chilopods are carnivorous, searching for earthworms, enchytraeids, and insects.2006, G. Eisenbis, “1: Biology of Soil Invertebrates”, in Helmut König, Ajit Varma, editors, Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates, page 34
- Important predatory groups in the beech forest at Göttinger Wald are chilopods, spiders, carabid and staphylinid beetles and gamasid mites. Chilopods consume a high proportion of collembolan populations and of other saprophagous groups (Poser, 1988, 1991).2009, M. Schaefer, S. Migge-Kleian, S. Scheu, “Chapter 12: The Role of Soil Fauna for Decomposition of Plant Residues”, in Rainer Brumme, Partap K. Khanna, editors, Functioning and Management of...
- Synonyms:
- centipede
Synonyms of chilopod
Forms of chilopod
| plural | chilopods |
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Origin of chilopod
From Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) + ποδός (podós) (genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”)).
Questions about chilopod
- What does chilopod mean?
- Chilopod means any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
- What part of speech is chilopod?
- Chilopod is a noun.
- What is the plural of chilopod?
- The plural of chilopod is chilopods.
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