Many members naturally support it (9)

I believe the answer is:

centipede

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(Other definitions for centipede that I've seen before include "Many-legged insect" , "Invertebrates with many legs" , "Creepy type" , "Invertebrate with many legs" , "Many-legged animal" .)

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