Definition

1. 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

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Related Idioms

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Noun

1. arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes