chilognath

chilognath
chilognathan /kuy log"neuh theuhn/, n., adj.chilognathous, adj.
/kuy"leuhg nath'/, n.
any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
[ < NL Chilognatha subclass name, equiv. to Gk cheilo- CHILO-1 + -gnatha, neut. pl. of -gnathos -GNATHOUS]

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