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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of centipeds of the family Geophilidæ, having the anterior segment of the head square. G. electricus, a European species, is phosphorescent, shining like a glow-worm.
- noun A genus of coleopterous insects.
- noun A genus of pigeons: same as
Calœnas .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The type type genus of the
Geophilidae , a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs
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