Diplopoda

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

1. 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