myriapodous

[mir-ee-uh-pod]

myr·i·a·pod

[mir-ee-uh-pod]
noun
1.
any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
adjective
2.
Also, myr·i·ap·o·dous [mir-ee-ap-uh-duhs] . belonging or pertaining to the myriapods.
3.
having very numerous legs.

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Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin Myriapoda. See myria-, -pod
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myriapod (ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd)
 
n
1.  any terrestrial arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having a long segmented body and many walking limbs: includes the centipedes and millipedes
 
adj
2.  of, relating to, or belonging to the Myriapoda
 
[C19: from New Latin Myriapoda. See myriad, -pod]
 
myriapodan
 
adj
 
myri'apodous
 
adj

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