Definition of Pauropoda

1. Noun. An obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs.

Exact synonyms: Class Pauropoda
Group relationships: Arthropoda, Phylum Arthropoda
Generic synonyms: Class

Definition of Pauropoda

1. n. pl. An order of small myriapods having only nine pairs of legs and destitute of tracheæ.

Medical Definition of Pauropoda

1. An order of small myriapods having only nine pairs of legs and destitute of tracheae. Origin: NL, from Gr. Small + -poda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pauropoda

pauperise
pauperised
pauperises
pauperising
pauperism
pauperisms
pauperization
pauperizations
pauperize
pauperized
pauperizes
pauperizing
paupers
paupiette
paupiettes
pauropoda (current term)
pausable
pausal
pause
paused
pauseful
pauseless
pauselessly
pauser
pausers
pauses
pausing
pausingly
pausings
pautovite

Literary usage of Pauropoda

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"pauropoda. ... et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reporta: Ordo pauropoda (p. gen.) Portici (tip. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1903)
"pauropoda. Nothing has been added to our knowledge of these forms since the publication of ... The group was regarded as an order (pauropoda) by Lubbock. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1904)
"Kenyon, indeed, places the pauropoda, together with the ... It is suggestive to notice in this connexion that, in the pauropoda and ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Pauropoda on Dictionary.com!Search for Pauropoda on Thesaurus.com!Search for Pauropoda on Google!Search for Pauropoda on Wikipedia!

Search