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superclass Myriapoda

DEFINITIONS OF: superclass Myriapoda

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n used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes

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(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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