Terminology
- Uniped: 1
- Biped: 2
- Triped: 3
- Quadruped: 4
Many taxa are characterized by the number of legs:
- Tetrapod
- Arthropoda: 4, 6 (Insecta), 8, 12, or 14
- Some arthropods have more than a dozen legs; a few species possess over 100. Despite what their names might suggest,
- Centipedes may have less than 20 or more than 300 legs.
- Millipedes have fewer than 1,000 legs, but up to 750.
- Some arthropods have more than a dozen legs; a few species possess over 100. Despite what their names might suggest,
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