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Noun: myriapod  'mi-ree-u,pód
  1. General term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments, e.g. centipedes and millipedes
    "The biologist studied various myriapod species in the forest floor"

Derived forms: myriapods

Type of: arthropod

Encyclopedia: Myriapod