MYRIAPODS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word myriapods. (close relations)
Definition of MYRIAPODS
Best Alternative Words for MYRIAPODS
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| arthropods | nounn | |||||||
noun • invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin | ||||||||
| bugs | nounn | |||||||
noun • general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate • a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine • a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use verb • annoy persistently • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | ||||||||
| centipedes | nounn | |||||||
noun • chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors | ||||||||
| insects | nounn | |||||||
noun • small air-breathing arthropod • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | ||||||||
| millipedes | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs | ||||||||
