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A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.

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.

One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.

The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.

An arthropod.

Of or pertaining to the Copepoda. -- n.

An order of Entomastraca, including many minute Crustacea, both freshwater and marine.

A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.

A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera.

Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed.

One of the Diplopoda.

An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha.

ed in one measure. Hadley. Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are measured by dipodies. W. W. Goodwin.

. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms. [Written also Elasmopoda.]

The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.

One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.

The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods.