myriapod

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪrɪəpɒd/

noun

Zoology
  • an arthropod of a group that includes the centipedes, millipedes, and related animals. Myriapods have elongated bodies with numerous leg-bearing segments.
    • Classes Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, and Symphyla; formerly placed together in the class Myriapoda

Origin:

early 19th century: from modern Latin Myriapoda, from Greek murias (see myriad) + pous, pod- 'foot'