Myriapoda ::
Myriapoda (n. pl.) A
class, or
subclass, of
arthropods, related to the
hexapod insects, from which they
differ in
having the body made up of
numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true
jointed legs. They have one pair of
antennae, three pairs of mouth
organs, and
numerous trachaae, similar to those of true
insects. The
larvae, when first
hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See
Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped..