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myriapod
[ mir-ee-uh-pod ]
noun
- any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
adjective
- Also myr·i·ap·o·dous [] belonging or pertaining to the myriapods.
- having very numerous legs.
myriapod
/ ˌmɪrɪˈæpədən; ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd /
noun
- any terrestrial arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having a long segmented body and many walking limbs: includes the centipedes and millipedes
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Myriapoda
myriapod
/ mĭr′ē-ə-pŏd′ /
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˌmyriˈapodous, adjective
- myriapodan, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of myriapod1
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Example Sentences
Although they have fourteen legs, don’t confuse them for myriapods.
In his first article he mistakes a species of the myriapod genus Glomeris for the isopod genus Armadillo.
Myriapod, mir′i-a-pod, (more correctly) Myr′iopod, n. a worm-shaped animal with many-jointed legs.
In Geophilus electricus, another myriapod, they certainly do not exist.
In the Myriapod we still have the elongated body and successive pairs of legs.
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