English-Thai Dictionary
chilopod
N สัตว์ จำพวก ตะขาบ
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHILOPOD
CHILOPOD Chi "lo *pod, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.
CHILOPODA
Chi *lop "o *da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. -poda. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Chilopoda
Chi lop o da |kīˈläpədə kaɪˈlɑpədə |Zoology a class of myriapod arthropods that comprises the centipedes. DERIVATIVES chi lo pod |ˈkīləˌpäd |noun ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek kheilos ‘lip ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Chilopoda
Chilopoda |ˌkʌɪləˈpəʊdə | ▶plural noun Zoology a class of myriapod arthropods which comprises the centipedes. DERIVATIVES chilopod |ˈkʌɪləpɒd |noun ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek kheilos ‘lip ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.
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