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Definition of Myriapoda
1. Noun. Arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes.
Exact synonyms: Class Diplopoda, Class Myriapoda, Diplopoda
Group relationships: Arthropoda, Phylum Arthropoda
Member holonyms: Millepede, Milliped, Millipede
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Arthropoda, Phylum Arthropoda
Member holonyms: Millepede, Milliped, Millipede
Generic synonyms: Class
Definition of Myriapoda
1. n. pl. A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennæ, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous tracheæ, similar to those of true insects. The larvæ, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myriapoda
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