ˌanəˈmȯrfə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ana- + -morpha
: a division (commonly considered a subclass) of Chilopoda comprising the centipedes whose number of body segments increases as the animals mature, the young hatching with 7 pairs of legs and the adults having l5 pairs — compare epimorpha , notostigma , pleurostigma