myr|i|a|pod

myr|i|a|pod «MIHR ee uh pod», noun, adjective.

–n.

an arthropod having a wormlike body with many segments and many legs. Centipedes and millipedes are myriapods. The classification is obsolete, these arthropods being now considered to comprise four classes, of which the centipedes and millipedes are the two largest.

–adj.

1. of or belonging to the myriapods.

2. having many legs.

╂[< New Latin Myriapoda the class name < Greek más ten thousand + poús, podós foot]