Diplopoda
Definition
- Noun:
- A class of arthropods: "Diplopoda" refers to a taxonomic class within the subphylum Myriapoda, characterized by having a segmented body where most segments are fused into double segments (diplosegments), each bearing two pairs of legs. This class includes millipedes.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The garden is home to various members of the Diplopoda, which help decompose leaf litter.
- Scientists study the Diplopoda to understand arthropod evolution.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic context: Used formally in biological classification.
- The specimen was definitively placed within the class Diplopoda.
Variants and Related Words
- Diplopod (n): An individual organism belonging to the class Diplopoda; a millipede.
- The diplopod curled into a defensive spiral.
- Millipede (n): The common name for most terrestrial arthropods of the class Diplopoda.
- A millipede is not an insect but a type of diplopod.
Synonyms
- Millipedes (common name): The most widely recognized synonym for organisms in the Diplopoda.
- Thousand-leggers (informal common name): A colloquial term for millipedes/diplopods.
Related Phrases
- Class Diplopoda: The full taxonomic designation.
- The class Diplopoda is distinct from Chilopoda (centipedes).
Noun
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arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
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