Definitions for: Symphyla


[n] small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede



Webster (1913) Definition: Sym*phy"la, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + ? a
clan.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.

Synonyms: class Symphyla

See Also: Arthropoda, class, genus Scutigerella, phylum Arthropoda, Scutigerella

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