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 and divides as di-plo-po-da under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.