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Diplopoda

Syllabification: (Di·plop·o·da)
Pronunciation: /dipləˈpōdə/
Zoology
Definition of Diplopoda
  • a class of myriapod arthropods that comprises the millipedes.

Derivatives

diplopod

Pronunciation: /ˈdipləˌpäd/
noun

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek diploos 'double' + pous, pod- 'foot'

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Definition of Diplopoda in the British & World English dictionary

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