chi|lo|pod

chi|lo|pod
chi|lo|pod «KY luh pod», noun.
= centipede. (Cf.centipede)
[< New Latin Chilopoda the order name < Greek cheîlos lip + poús, podós foot]

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  • chilopod — chi·lo·pod …   English syllables

  • chilopod — chi•lo•pod [[t]ˈkaɪ ləˌpɒd[/t]] n. ivt any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, comprising the centipedes • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL Chilopoda; see chilo , pod chi•lop′o•dous ˈlɒp ə dəs adj …   From formal English to slang

  • chiropodical — chi·ro·pod·i·cal (ki″ro podґĭ kəl) podiatric …   Medical dictionary

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • bran — as·pi·do·bran·chia; bran; bran·car·dier; bran·chel·lion; bran·chia; bran·chi·al; bran·chi·a·ta; bran·chi·ate; bran·chic·o·lous; bran·chif·er·ous; bran·chi·ob·del·la; bran·chio·cardiac; bran·chio·cranium; bran·chi·og·e·nous; bran·chi·o·mere;… …   English syllables

  • lo — ceph·a·lo·bi·dae; ceph·a·lo·cereus; ceph·a·lo·chord; ceph·a·lo·chor·da; ceph·a·lo·chor·da·ta; ceph·a·lo·di·um; ceph·a·lo·met·ric; ceph·a·lo·pho·lis; ceph·a·lo·spo·ri·um; ceph·a·lo·thecium; ceph·a·lo·thorax; ceph·a·lo·tus; cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral;… …   English syllables

  • brachiopod — bra•chi•o•pod [[t]ˈbreɪ ki əˌpɒd, ˈbræk i [/t]] n. ivt any superficially clamlike marine animal of the phylum Brachiopoda, having unequal dorsal and ventral shells enclosing a pair of ciliated food gathering appendages • Etymology: 1830–40; <… …   From formal English to slang

  • branchiopod — bran•chi•o•pod [[t]ˈbræŋ ki əˌpɒd[/t]] n. 1) ivt any crustacean of the class Branchiopoda, having gill bearing appendages, as the fairy shrimp 2) ivt of or belonging to the class Branchiopoda • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL Branchiopoda. See… …   From formal English to slang

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