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proper noun Malacopoda n. pl. (Zool.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; called also Protracheata, and Onychophora. Note: They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antennae. The trancheae are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. Peripatus is the only known genus. See Peripatus.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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