MYRIAPOD

myriapod

(noun) general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

myriapod (plural myriapods)

(zoology) Any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda

Anagrams

• pyramoid

Source: Wiktionary


Myr"i*a*pod, n. Etym: [Cf. F. myriapode.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Myriapoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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