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Webster 1913 Edition


Chilognatha


Chi-log′na-tha

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] lip +
γνάθοσ
Jaw.]
(Zool.)
One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together.