myriapod
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Myriapod — Myr i*a*pod, n. [Cf. F. myriapode.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Myriapoda. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
myriapod — var of MYRIOPOD * * * myr·ia·pod (mirґe ə pod) a member of the Myriapoda; a centipede or millipede … Medical dictionary
myriapod — ► NOUN Zoology ▪ a centipede, millipede, or other arthropod having an elongated body with numerous leg bearing segments. ORIGIN from Greek murioi 10,000 + pous foot … English terms dictionary
myriapod — [mir′ē ə päd΄] adj. [< ModL Myriapoda: see MYRIA & POD] having many legs: said esp. of millipedes and centipedes n. a millipede or centipede … English World dictionary
myriapod — also myriopod noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek myrioi + pod , pous foot more at foot Date: 1826 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
myriapod — /mir ee euh pod /, n. 1. 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. adj. 2. Also, myriapodous /mir ee ap… … Universalium
myriapod — mɪrɪəpÉ‘d / pÉ’d n. any arthropod belonging to the group Myriapoda (marked by long segmented bodies and many legs) … English contemporary dictionary
myriapod — [ mɪrɪəpɒd] noun Zoology a centipede, millipede, or other arthropod having an elongated body with numerous leg bearing segments. Origin C19: from mod. L. Myriapoda (former class name), from Gk murias (see myriad) + pous, pod foot … English new terms dictionary
myriapod — myr·i·a·pod … English syllables
myriapod — myr•i•a•pod or myr•i•o•pod [[t]ˈmɪr i əˌpɒd[/t]] n. ivt any arthropod having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, as a centipede or millipede • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL Myriapoda, the former taxonomic name. See myria … From formal English to slang
