superclass Myriapoda

superclass Myriapoda
noun
used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes
Hypernyms: ↑class
Member Holonyms: ↑Arthropoda, ↑phylum Arthropoda

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