Definition of Genus Geophilus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs.

Exact synonyms: Geophilus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Geophilidae, Geophilidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Geophilus

genus Gelsemium
genus Gempylus
genus Genetta
genus Genipa
genus Genista
genus Genlisea
genus Gentiana
genus Gentianella
genus Gentianopsis
genus Genyonemus
genus Geochelone
genus Geococcyx
genus Geoffroea
genus Geoglossum
genus Geomys
genus Geophilus (current term)
genus Geothlypis
genus Geranium
genus Gerardia
genus Gerbera
genus Gerbillus
genus Gerea
genus Gerres
genus Gerrhonotus
genus Gerris
genus Gesneria
genus Geum
genus Giardia
genus Ginglymostoma
genus Ginkgo

Literary usage of Genus Geophilus

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

1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"The three ftrst we have provisionally included in Iho genus Geophilus. In thoir form and habits they approach still nearer to the typical Gallinaceous birds ..."

2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1858)
"In the genus geophilus (Leach), the antenna) have only 14 joints, but the legs vary in number from 42 to nearly 300; they are very slender, ..."

3. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1837)
"The three first we have provisionally included in the genus Geophilus. In their form and habits they approach still nearer to the typical Gallinaceous birds ..."

4. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"In such as form the genus Geophilus, Id., the number of feet is more than forty-two, and often considerably so. The antennae consist of but fourteen joints, ..."

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