Word
Myriapoda
How many syllables?
5 Syllables
How it's divided?
myr-i-ap-o-da
Definition
- 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 antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and
numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when
first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped,
Galleyworm, Milliped.
- noun - Arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
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