class diplopoda
Definition
- Noun:
- A class of arthropods: "Class Diplopoda" is the scientific taxonomic class comprising arthropods characterized by having a body composed of numerous double segments (diplosegments), each of which typically bears two pairs of legs. This class includes the common millipedes.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The class Diplopoda is distinct from other myriapods like centipedes.
- Millipedes, belonging to the class Diplopoda, are important decomposers in forest ecosystems.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic hierarchy: Used in biological classification to specify this particular group within the subphylum Myriapoda.
- The organism was definitively placed within the class Diplopoda based on its morphological features.
Variants and Related Words
- Diplopod (n): An individual animal belonging to the class Diplopoda; a millipede.
- The diplopod curled into a defensive spiral when touched.
Synonyms
- Millipedes: The common name for the arthropods in this class.
- Thousand-leggers: A colloquial term for millipedes.
Related Phrases
- (No specific phrasal verbs are associated with this scientific term.)
Related Idioms
- (No common idioms are associated with this scientific term.)
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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