Definition of Geophilidae

1. Noun. Small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth.

Exact synonyms: Family Geophilidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Geophilomorpha, Order Geophilomorpha
Member holonyms: Genus Geophilus, Geophilus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Geophilidae

Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffroea
Geoffroea decorticans
Geoffroy's cat
Geoffroy's cats
Geoffs
Geogia holly
Geoglossaceae
Geoglossum
Geometridae
Geomyidae
Geomys
Geomys bursarius
Geomys pinetis
Geonim
Geophilidae (current term)
Geophilomorpha
Geophilus
Geordie
Geordies
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
Georg Friedrich Handel
Georg Meissner
Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Simon Ohm
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Steller
George
George's Island
George Armstrong Custer

Literary usage of Geophilidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"... Algerian species of geophilidae, and finds that it is caused by a viscid secretion from the pores on the ventral side of the whole length of the body. ..."

2. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"... to one hundred and seventy-three in certain Geophilidae. The legs end each in a single claw, except in the Symphyla, in which each leg has two claws. ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"I aey hve in damp obscure places, under logs of wood or stones, and are nocturnal, shunning, like the Geophilidae, exposure to light; ..."

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