Meaning of SYMPHYLA
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[n] small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede |
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SYMPHYLA is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | class Symphyla |
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| | See Also: | | Arthropoda, class, genus Scutigerella, phylum Arthropoda, Scutigerella | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sym*phy"la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + ? a
clan.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of small apterous insects having an elongated body,
with three pairs of thoracic and about nine pairs of
abdominal legs. They are, in many respects, intermediate
between myriapods and true insects.
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