diplosegment

diplosegment
n. [Gr. diploos, twofold; L. segmentum, piece]
(ARTHROPODA: Diplopoda)
Fusion of two body segments resulting in a segment with two pairs of legs each; a diplosomite.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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