GEOPHILUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Geophilus mean? 

• GEOPHILUS (noun)
  The noun GEOPHILUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GEOPHILUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEOPHILUS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Geophilus; Geophilus

Hypernyms ("Geophilus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Holonyms ("Geophilus" is a member of...):

family Geophilidae; Geophilidae (small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth)