DIPLOPODA

Diplopoda, class Diplopoda, Myriapoda, class Myriapoda

(noun) arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Di*plop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [Gr. -poda.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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