Millipedes are common members of the Diplopoda class.
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Direct translation of the scientific name Diplopoda - 倍 ('double') + 足 ('legs') + 类 ('class') - referring to the diagnostic feature of two leg-pairs per segment. Biologists pair 唇足类 (chúnzúlèi, Chilopoda) = centipedes vs. 倍足类 = millipedes.
