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Myriapoda

Myriapoda Meaning & Definition
Myriapoda Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Myriapoda?

[n] arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Myriapoda: class Diplopoda | class Myriapoda | Diplopoda

Related Terms | Find terms related to Myriapoda:

See Also | Arthropoda | category | class | family | millepede | milliped | millipede | phylum Arthropoda

Myriapoda In Webster's Dictionary

\Myr`i*ap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? numberless + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 antenn[ae], three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous tracha[ae], similar to those of true insects. The larv[ae], when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See {Centiped}, {Galleyworm}, {Milliped}. Note: The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders: Chilopoda, Chilognatha or Diplopoda, and Pauropoda (see these words in the Vocabulary). Large fossil species (very different from any living forms) are found in the Carboniferous formation.

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