General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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A class of terrestrial, tracheate, oviparous arthropods. Diplopods (millipeds) are largely cryptic in habits, are saprophytic feeders, and are characterized by the development of a compact head with ...

ophiuroidea

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A class of the Asterozoa, known as the brittle stars, in which the arms are usually clearly demarcated from a central disk and perform whiplike locomotor movements, and the tube feet are nonsuctorial ...

cycadopsida

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A class of the division Cycadophyta consisting of a single order, Cycadales, dating back to the Triassic and most abundant in the Jurassic. There are 100–150 living species of cycads in two families, ...

chilopoda

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A class of the Myriapoda commonly known as the centipedes. As are all myriapods, centipedes are ground dwellers whose permeable cuticle largely restricts their distribution to moist sites and ...

pauropoda

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A class of the Myriapoda. Pauropods are small creatures, 0.3–2.0 mm (0.012–0.08 in.) in length, whitish or brownish in color, that inhabit moist soil and the lower litter layer. They also can be ...

symphyla

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A class of the Myriapoda. The symphylans, like the pauropods, are tiny, pale, centipedelike creatures that inhabit humus or soil, or live under debris; in general, they live wherever there is ...

insecta

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A class of the phylum Arthropoda, sometimes called the Hexapoda. In fact, Hexapoda is a superclass consisting of both Insecta and the related class Parainsecta (containing the springtails and ...