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myriapod

myriapod noun: any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.

myriapod: any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda
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Noun

myriapod (plural myriapods)

  1. Any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.

Forms of myriapod

pluralmyriapods

Origin of myriapod

From taxonomic name Myriapoda.

Words formed from myriapod

Questions about myriapod

What does myriapod mean?
Myriapod means any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.
What part of speech is myriapod?
Myriapod is a noun.
What is the plural of myriapod?
The plural of myriapod is myriapods.

Words near myriapod in the dictionary

  1. myriameters
  2. myriametre
  3. myriametres
  4. myriametric
  5. myriangiaceous
  6. myriapod
  7. myriapodan
  8. myriapodlike
  9. myriapodological
  10. myriapodologist
  11. myriapodologists

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