sə̇ˌlindrō(ˌī)ˈyüləs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cy- lindr- + Latin iulus catkin, from Greek ioulos (also, downy hair, sheaf of grain); akin to Greek oulos curly, eilyein to enwrap, enfold — more at voluble
: a genus of millipedes of the family Julidae including a species ( C. londinensis ) sometimes reported to damage potato crops in Europe