[ 'mɪrɪəpɒd ]
■ noun Zoology a centipede, millipede, or other arthropod having an elongated body with numerous leg-bearing segments.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Myriapoda (former class name), from Gk murias (see myriad ) + pous , pod- 'foot'.
[ 'mɪrɪəpɒd ]
■ noun Zoology a centipede, millipede, or other arthropod having an elongated body with numerous leg-bearing segments.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Myriapoda (former class name), from Gk murias (see myriad ) + pous , pod- 'foot'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004