quilópode

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin chilopodus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: qui‧ló‧po‧de

Noun

quilópode m (plural quilópodes)

  1. (rare) centipede (any arthropod of class Chilopoda)
    Synonyms: centípede, centopeia, lacraia