millepede

mil•le•pede n.

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millepede /ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd/, milleped /ˈmɪlɪˌpɛd/ n

mil•li•pede or mil•le•pede n. [countable]

Insectsa small creature having a long, rounded body of many segments, each with two pairs of legs.

See -ped-¹.

mil•li•pede n.

Insectsany terrestrial arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body composed of 20 to more than 100 segments, each with two pairs of legs.

Also, millepede.

Latin mīlipeda (Pliny), equivalent. to mīli- milli- + -peda, derivative of pēs, stem ped- foot
1595–1605

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millipede, millepede /ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd/milleped n

any terrestrial herbivorous arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body made up of many segments, each of which bears two pairs of walking legs
See also myriapod

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from mille thousand + pēs foot

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