diplopoda Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
    class Diplopoda; Myriapoda; class Myriapoda.

WordNet

Di*plop"o*da noun plural
Etymology
Gr. double + -poda.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha.

Webster 1913