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n. - Arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes.

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  • Myriapoda -- are, as might be expected, much more ancient.
  • Most recent molecular studies had grouped these arachnids in Chelicerata together with millipedes and centipedes of the Myriapoda.
  • Millipedes (Order Myriapoda) Interesting to watch but can spend long periods in an inactive coil, which is pretty boring for children.
  • Myriapoda have been found abundantly in the Carboniferous and Devonian formations; but all are of extinct orders, exhibiting a more generalised structure than living forms.
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