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DIPLOPODA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
Synonyms:
class Diplopoda; class Myriapoda; Diplopoda; Myriapoda
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Diplopoda" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Diplopoda"):
millepede; milliped; millipede (any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs)
Holonyms ("Diplopoda" is a member of...):
Arthropoda; phylum Arthropoda (jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)
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