Home › Words › C › chilopodchilopodchilopod means any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, chilopod ranks #6,565 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) + ποδός (podós) (genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”)).nounAny myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.e.g.“Consequently most chilopods are carnivorous, searching for earthworms, enchytraeids, and insects.” — 2006, G. Eisenbis, “1: Biology of Soil Invertebrates”, in Helmut König, Ajit Varma, editors, Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates, page 34:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.centipede 82% match — Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total. vs chilopod →chilognathan 77% match — Any millipede of the subclass Chilognatha vs chilopod →chilognath 77% match — Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes. vs chilopod →diplopod 76% match — Any animal of the class Diplopoda: a millipede. vs chilopod →centipedal 69% match — Of or resembling a centipede. vs chilopod →chordeumatidan 68% match — Any millipede of the order Chordeumatida vs chilopod →pauropod 67% match — Any myriapod in the class Pauropoda. vs chilopod →callipodidan 67% match — Any millipede of the order Callipodida vs chilopod →