myriapoda
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A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
diplopoda
class Diplopoda
class Myriapoda
centipede
arthropoda
chilopoda
invertebrates
arthropods
segmented arthropods
arthropod phylum
arthropod superclass
multi-legged arthropods
myriapod class
terrestrial arthropods
myriapods
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This classification divided arthropods into a three-phyla polyphyletic group, with phylum Uniramia including the Hexapoda (insects), Myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes) and the Onychophora (velvetworms).