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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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ANTHOZOAN
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
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