myriapod
or myr·i·o·pod
[ mir-ee-uh-pod ]
/ ˈmɪr i əˌpɒd /
noun
any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
adjective
Also myr·i·ap·o·dous
[mir-ee-ap-uh-duh s] /ˌmɪr iˈæp ə dəs/.
belonging or pertaining to the myriapods.
having very numerous legs.
Words nearby myriapod
myra,
myrdal,
myria-,
myriad,
myriad-leaf,
myriapod,
myrica,
myringa,
myringectomy,
myringitis,
myringo-
Example sentences from the Web for myriapod
In his first article he mistakes a species of the myriapod genus Glomeris for the isopod genus Armadillo.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution |Alpheus Spring PackardMyriapod, mir′i-a-pod, (more correctly) Myr′iopod, n. a worm-shaped animal with many-jointed legs.
In the Myriapod we still have the elongated body and successive pairs of legs.
The Story of Evolution |Joseph McCabe
British Dictionary definitions for myriapod
myriapod
/ (ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd) /
noun
any terrestrial arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having a long segmented body and many walking limbs: includes the centipedes and millipedes
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Myriapoda
Derived forms of myriapod
myriapodan (ˌmɪrɪˈæpədən), adjective myriapodous, adjectiveWord Origin for myriapod
C19: from New Latin
Myriapoda. See
myriad,
-pod
Scientific definitions for myriapod
myriapod
[ mĭr′ē-ə-pŏd′ ]
Any of various arthropods belonging to several closely related groups, having long segmented bodies, one pair of antennae, and at least nine pairs of legs. Centipedes and millipedes are myriapods.