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noun
Any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: arthropod
History
From taxonomic name Myriapoda.
Across languages
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