Diplopoda

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Translingual

Harpaphe haydeniana (Helminthomorpha)

Etymology

From neuter plural of New Latin diplopodus, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) +‎ Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot, leg”) +‎ Latin -us (adjectival suffix).

Proper noun

Diplopoda

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Myriapoda – the millipedes.

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Myriapoda - subphylum

Hyponyms

(class): Helminthomorpha, Penicillata, Pentazonia (subclasses)
(class per Ruggiero et al): Chilognatha (Helminthomorpha, Pentazonia - infraclasses), Penicillata - subclasses

References

Millipede on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diplopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Diplopoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI

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