myriapod
noun
myr·ia·pod ˈmir-ē-ə-ˌpäd 
variants or less commonly myriopod
: any of a group (Myriapoda) of arthropods having the body made up of numerous similar segments nearly all of which bear true jointed legs and including the millipedes and centipedes
myriapod adjective
or less commonly myriopod
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Hannah Wood, curator of arachnids and myriapods at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, authored a new paper in the journal Zookeys describing 18 new species of pelican spider from Madagascar. 
National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018 Word History
Etymology
ultimately from Greek myrioi + pod-, pous foot — more at foot
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
myriapod
variant of myriopod
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