(Zoöl.) A myriapod of the order
Chilopoda.||Chi*lop"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. &?; lip + -poda.] (Zoöl.) 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.
{ ||Chi*los"to*ma (?), Chi*lo*stom"a*ta (?),
} n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; + &?;, &?;, outh.]
(Zoöl.) An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa,
mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid
to close the aperture of the cells. [Also written
Chillostomata.]
Chi`lo*stoma*tous (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the
Chilostoma.
Chiltern Hundreds (?). [AS. Chiltern
the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr.
ceald cold + ern, ærn, place.] A
tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England,
to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of
Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept
this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats.
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