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myriapoda

/,mɪri'æpədə/

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noun
arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
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superclass myriapoda used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes