diplopoda

Questions about diplopoda

What does diplopoda mean?

diplopoda means "arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes".

How many syllables are in diplopoda?

diplopoda has 4 syllables: di-plo-po-da. The stress falls on "plo".

What is another word for diplopoda?

Close synonyms include class Diplopoda, Myriapoda, class Myriapoda. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is diplopoda a common word?

diplopoda is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.