myriapod
noun [ C ] biology specialized uk/ˈmɪr.i.ə.pɒd/ us/ˈmɪr.i.ə.pɑːd/
多足纲节肢动物
one of a group of small creatures that have long bodies and many sections with legs, for example centipedes and millipedes
A centipede is strictly speaking a myriapod and not an insect. 严格地说，蜈蚣是多足动物，而不是昆虫。
Myriapods have the ability to maneuver in tight and twisting spaces. 多足纲节肢动物具有在紧密和扭曲的空间中移动的能力。
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- Myriapods may have up to 750 legs or fewer than ten legs.
- Myriapods are arthropods with one pair of antennae, two or three pairs of mouthparts and many pairs of legs.
- His paper studies myriapod segmentation.