Chilopoda

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Chilopoda
    n 1: arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
         each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn:
         {Chilopoda}, {class Chilopoda}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + -poda.]
   (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster] Chilostoma