"symphylid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: symphylids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} symphylid (plural symphylids)
  1. (zoology) A group of arthropods with 12 pairs of legs that live in the deeper soil layers and feed primarily on dead plant matter, although some species also eat young roots and the root hairs of living plants. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Myriapods

Inflected forms

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