Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + -poda.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They
   have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to
   each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic
   legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous,
   very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.

Source : WordNet®

Chilopoda
     n : arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites
         each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes [syn: {class
         Chilopoda}]