Centimetre-gram-second
noun
See cgs units
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- Centimorgan
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any of numerous predaceous, chiefly nocturnal arthropods constituting the class Chilopoda, having an elongated, flattened body composed of from 15 to 173 segments, each with a pair of legs, the first pair being modified into poison fangs. Historical Examples noun any carnivorous arthropod of the genera Lithobius, Scutigera, etc, having a body of between 15 […]
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