myriapod

myr·i·a·pod

also myr·i·o·pod  (mĭr′ē-ə-pŏd′)

n.

Any of numerous arthropods of the subphylum Myriapoda, having segmented bodies, one pair of antennae, and at least nine pairs of legs, and including the centipedes and millipedes.

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[From New Latin Mȳriapoda, class name : Greek mūrias, ten thousand; see myriad + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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myr′i·ap′o·dous (-ăp′ə-dəs) adj.

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myriapod

(ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd)

n

(Animals) any terrestrial arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having a long segmented body and many walking limbs: includes the centipedes and millipedes

adj

(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Myriapoda

[C19: from New Latin Myriapoda. See myriad, -pod]

myriapodan adj

ˌmyriˈapodous adj

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myr•i•a•pod

or myr•i•o•pod

(ˈmɪr i əˌpɒd)

n.

any arthropod having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, as a centipede or millipede.

[1820–30; < New Latin Myriapoda, the former taxonomic name. See myria-, -pod]

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Noun

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myriapod - general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

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myriapode