noun
- plural of chilopod; a class of arthropods with elongated bodies, many pairs of legs, and venomous fangs, including centipedes.
Usage: scientific/zoological term; always plural in this form
Examples
- Chilopods are predatory arthropods found in soil and leaf litter around the world.
- Unlike millipedes, chilopods have one pair of legs per body segment.
- The museum's insect collection includes several preserved specimens of chilopods.
- Chilopods use their venomous fangs to capture small insects and other prey.
- Students learned that chilopods belong to the class Chilopoda in their biology class.