myriapod

myr·i·a·pod also myr·i·o·pod  (mr--pd)

n.

Any of several arthropods, such as the centipede or millipede, having segmented bodies, one pair of antennae, and at least nine pairs of legs.

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

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myri·apo·dous (-p-ds) adj.

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myriapod [ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd]

n

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

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Myriapoda

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

myriapodan  [ˌmɪrɪˈæpəd^ən] adj

myriapodous  adj

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myriapod  (mr--pd)

Any of various arthropods belonging to several closely related groups, having long segmented bodies, one pair of antennae, and at least nine pairs of legs. Centipedes and millipedes are myriapods.

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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