symphyla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede
    class Symphyla.

WordNet

Sym*phy"la noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. with + a clan.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of small apterous insects having an elongated body, with three pairs of thoracic and about nine pairs of abdominal legs. They are, in many respects, intermediate between myriapods and true insects.

Webster 1913