class diplopoda

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class diplopoda

A millipede from the class Diplopoda crawls slowly across a fallen log.

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
  • (No specific phrasal verbs are associated with this scientific term.)
Related Idioms
  • (No common idioms are associated with this scientific term.)
class diplopoda

A millipede from the class Diplopoda crawls slowly across a fallen log.

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

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