Pauropoda

plural noun

Pau·​rop·​o·​da

pȯˈräpədə

: an obscure class of minute progoneate arthropods with branched antennae, 8 to 10 pairs of legs, and no trachea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pauros small, slight + New Latin -poda

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