Myriapod Definition
mirēəpäd
noun
Any of numerous arthropods of the subphylum Myriapoda, having segmented bodies, one pair of antennae, and at least nine pairs of legs, and including the centipedes and millipedes.
American Heritage Medicine
A millipede or centipede.
Webster's New World
adjective
Having many legs.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Myriapod
Noun
Singular:
myriapod
Plural:
myriapodsOrigin of Myriapod
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From New Latin Mȳriapoda class name Greek mūrias ten thousand myriad New Latin -poda -pod
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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