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nounarthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
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Definition that contains chilopoda
- superclass myriapoda used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes
- family scutigeridae a family of Chilopoda
- scutigeridae a family of Chilopoda