SYMPHYLA

Symphyla, class Symphyla

(noun) small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Sym*phy"la, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of small apterous insects having an elongated body, with three pairs of thoracic and about nine pairs of abdominal legs. They are, in many respects, intermediate between myriapods and true insects.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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