myriapod
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noun \ˈmir-ē-ə-ˌpäd\Definition of MYRIAPOD
: any of a group (Myriapoda) of arthropods having the body made up of numerous similar segments nearly all of which bear true jointed legs and including the millipedes and centipedes
— myriapod also myriopod adjective
See Variants of MYRIAPOD
myr·ia·pod also myr·io·pod \ˈmir-ē-ə-ˌpäd\
Origin of MYRIAPOD
ultimately from Greek myrioi + pod-, pous foot — more at foot
First Known Use: 1826
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