<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Also myr·i·ap·o·dous; belonging or pertaining to the myriapods.</li><li>having very numerous legs.</li></ul>