Symphyla

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Symphyla \Sym*phy"la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + ? a
     clan.] (Zool.)
     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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Symphyla
       n : small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the
           garden centipede [syn: {class Symphyla}]