Etymology

chilopod

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Today it means: Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χεῖλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχεῖλος“lip”
  2. English todaychilopod

From Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) + ποδός (podós) (genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”)).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχεῖλος all →

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