chilopoda
Noun
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Arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes (synset 101787068)
is a type of: class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more ordersmember holonym:
- centipede - chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
- family scutigeridae, scutigeridae - a family of Chilopoda
- geophilomorpha, order geophilomorpha - small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs
belongs to: arthropoda, phylum arthropoda - jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedessame as: class chilopoda
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