- diplosomite
- \\|diplō+\ noun
Etymology: dipl- + somite: one of the typical structural units of a diplopod, each bearing two pairs of appendages and representing two fused true segments
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diplosomite — n. [Gr. diploos, twofold; soma, body] (ARTHROPODA: Diplopoda) A diplosegment; see prozonite, metazonite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
diplosomite — dip·lo·somite … English syllables
millipede — /mil euh peed /, n. any terrestrial arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body composed of 20 to more than 100 segments, each with two pairs of legs. Also, millepede. [1595 1605; < L milipeda (Pliny), equiv. to mili MILLI + peda … Universalium
diplosegment — n. [Gr. diploos, twofold; L. segmentum, piece] (ARTHROPODA: Diplopoda) Fusion of two body segments resulting in a segment with two pairs of legs each; a diplosomite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
metazonite — n. [Gr. meta, after; zone, belt] (ARTHROPODA: Diplopoda) The posterior portion of a diplosomite, divided by a transverse groove; see prozonite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prozonite — n. [Gr. pro, before; zone, belt] (ARTHROPODA: Diplopoda) The anterior portion of a diplosomite, when the tergum is divided by a transverse groove; see metazonite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
