English noun: superclass Myriapoda | |||
1. | superclass Myriapoda (animal) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
Member meronym | Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda | ||