a. and sb. Zool. [ad. L. æquiped-us or æquipēs, -pedis, f. æquus equal + pes foot.] A. adj. Having legs of equal length. B. sb. See quot.

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1835.  Kirby, Hab. & Inst. Anim., II. xvi. 67. The Æquipedes, so called because all their legs, except the last pair, are nearly equal in length. Ibid., 68. The equipede Chilopodans.

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