Geophilus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • 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.
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  • noun. type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs
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