noun
- an arthropod of a group that includes millipedes and centipedes, characterized by having many legs
Usage: zoological
Examples
- The myriopod crawled slowly across the forest floor.
- Centipedes and millipedes are both types of myriopods.
- The biology student examined the myriopod under a microscope.
- Myriopods are found in damp environments like leaf litter.
- The garden was home to various myriopods and other small creatures.
- Scientists classify myriopods as a separate group from insects.