Myriapoda
Definition of Myriapoda
Myr`i`ap´o`da | n. pl. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. |
Related Words
Arthropoda, category, class, class Diplopoda, class Myriapoda, Diplopoda, family, millepede, milliped, millipede, phylum Arthropoda
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