myriapoda : Idioms & Phrases


class myriapoda

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

  • noun used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes
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