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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
/ ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd; ˌmɪrɪˈæpədən /
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.
Derived Forms
- ˌmyriˈapodous, adjective
- myriapodan, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of myriapod1
Example Sentences
Their lack of vision doesn’t make the myriapods any less dangerous.
The forest’s primary occupants were millipede-like creatures, called myriapods, and some other primitive insects that may or may not have begun to fly.
Hannah Wood, curator of arachnids and myriapods at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, authored a new paper in the journal Zookeys describing 18 new species of pelican spider from Madagascar.
Once back in Washington, I e-mailed Jonathan Coddington, curator of arachnids and myriapods at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
Index to the known fossil insects of the world including myriapods and arachnids.
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