general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes
双语例句
The gene content of Scolopendra multilan is similar to that of the other arthropoda, and gene rearrangements are observed as in other myriapods. 其基因组成与其他节肢动物的特点相似，并与其他多足类一样存在着基因重排现象。
