myriapod in English
noun
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an arthropod of a group that includes the centipedes, millipedes, and related animals. Myriapods have elongated bodies with numerous leg-bearing segments.
More problematic are the relationships of the four major groups, hexapods (including insects), crustaceans, myriapods (including centipedes and millipedes), and chelicerates (including spiders).
adjective
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of or belonging to the myriapods.
This raises the question of how important absolute position is in determining homologies between structures in homonomously segmented myriapodous arthropods.
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1. 24 Zoology One of the paired, flexible, segmented sensory appendages on the head of an insect, a myriapod , or a crustacean functioning primarily as an organ of touch.