myriapods

/mˈaɪɹɪˌæpɑdz/ noun C1

animals with many legs, such as centipedes and millipedes

Word Origin From Greek myrioi 'countless' and pous 'foot' — literally 'countless feet'. Myriapods are creatures like centipedes and millipedes, though the name suggests even more legs. The same root gives us myriad (a countless number), and pod appears in arthropod, cephalopod, gastropod, tripod, podium, and even platypus (flat foot).

noun animals with many legs, such as centipedes and millipedes C1

Myriapods, like centipedes, have many legs.

(名词) 多足动物

多足类动物,比如蜈蚣,有许多条腿。

(sustantivo) miriápodos [animales con muchas patas, como ciempiés y milpiés]

Los miriápodos, como los ciempiés, tienen muchas patas.

(nom) myriapodes [animaux pourvus de nombreuses pattes, comme les scolopendres et les mille-pattes]

Les myriapodes, comme les mille-pattes, possèdent de nombreuses pattes.

(Substantiv) Tausendfüßer; Myriapoden [Tiere mit vielen Beinpaaren, wie z. B. Hundert- und Tausendfüßer]

**Myriapods** wie der Tausendfüßer bewegen sich mit ihren zahlreichen Beinen fort.

(名詞) ムカデやヤスデのように多数の脚を持つ動物

ムカデのような多足類は、たくさんの脚を持っている。

(substantivo) miriápodes [animais com muitas pernas, como centopeias e milípedes]

Miriápodes, como as centopeias, têm muitas pernas.

Synonyms: polypods myriapodans

noun plural of myriapod countable

The garden was teeming with myriapods after the rain.

(名词) 多足类动物;蜈蚣类;马陆类 【多足类动物(复数)】

雨后花园里到处都是多足类动物。

(sustantivo) plural de myriapod (miriápodo)

El jardín estaba lleno de miriápodos después de la lluvia.

(nom) myriapodes [Pluriel de « myriapode » ; arthropodes terrestres au corps allongé composé de nombreux segments, portant chacun une ou deux paires de pattes (mille-pattes, scolopendres, etc.).]

Le jardin grouillait de myriapodes après la pluie.

(Substantiv) Tausendfüßer; Myriapoden [Tausendfüßer oder ähnliche Gliederfüßer (Plural von *myriapod*).]

Nach dem Regen wimmelte der Garten von **myriapods**.

(名詞) 「myriapod」の複数形。ムカデやヤスデなど、体に多数の足を持つ節足動物の総称。

雨上がりの庭は多足類の虫でいっぱいだった。

(substantivo) miriápodes [plural de miriápode]

O jardim estava cheio de miriápodes depois da chuva.

Word parts: myria + pod + s

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