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Myriapoda
‖
Myrˊi-ap′o-da
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] numberless +
-poda
.] (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 antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous tracheae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See
Centiped
, Galleyworm
, Milliped
. ☞ 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. Definition 2024
Myriapoda
Myriapoda
Translingual
Proper noun
Myriapoda
- A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – the centipedes, millipedes and similar creatures.
Hypernyms
- (subphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum
Hyponyms
- (subphylum): Chilopoda - centipedes, Diplopoda - millipedes, Pauropoda - pauropods, Symphyla - symphylans - classes
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521