Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "myriapod" ita ce kamar haka:noun: memba na rukuni na arthropods wanda ya haɗa da centipedes da millipedes, wanda ke da ƙafafu masu yawa da tsayin jikinsu. >sifa: mai dangantaka da ko nuna myriapods.Kalmar "myriapod" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "myrios," ma'ana "marasa adadi," da "podos," ma'ana "ƙafafu." Saboda haka, “myriapod” a zahiri yana nufin “ƙafafu da yawa.”