Lithobius
noun
Li·tho·bi·us
\lə̇ˈthōbēəs\
Definition of Lithobius
: a large nearly cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Lithobiidae) of centipedes having the body composed of nine long and six short segments and living usually under stones or logs
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Origin and Etymology of lithobius
New Latin, from lith- + Greek bios life
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