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chilognathan, a., n. Zool.|kaɪˈlɒgnəθən|
[f. mod.L. Chilognatha n. pl., name of the order, f. Gr. χεῖλος lip + γνάθ-ος jaw.]
Belonging to, or a member of, an order of Myriapoda or Centipedes, with segmented bodies and heads furnished with two pairs of maxillæ, of which the second pair are united to form a lower lip.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xvi. 74 The Chilognathans, in their young state come nearest to the insect or hexapod tribes. 1878Bell Gegenbauer's Comp. Anat. 244 In the Chilognatha the second and third pairs are converted into a kind of lower lip. |