Diplopods

/ˈdɪp.ləˌpɑdz/ noun

Definition

Plural of diplopod; multiple individual millipedes or members of the class Diplopoda.

Etymology

Simple plural of diplopod formed by adding the standard -s ending. The singular form diplopod was established in scientific nomenclature, with its plural following standard English conventions.

Kelly Says

When entomologists and arachnologists count diplopods in a soil sample, they might find hundreds in a handful of rich forest soil—these creatures are so abundant that their collective biomass rivals that of earthworms in some ecosystems, yet most people never notice them!

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