Symphyla

[simfilə]

Definition

(noun.) small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede.

Typed by Gilda--From WordNet

Definition

(n. pl.) An order of small apterous insects having an elongated body, with three pairs of thoracic and about nine pairs of abdominal legs. They are, in many respects, intermediate between myriapods and true insects.

Inputed by Carmela

Definition

n.pl. an order or suborder of insects related to typical Thysanura but resembling chilopods and having many abdominal legs.—adj. Sym′phyllous.

Editor: Rena