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chilopoda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chilopo-da
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes. 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.

Questions

What does chilopoda mean?
One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes. 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.

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