millipede
or mil·le·pede
any terrestrial arthropod of the class Diplopoda, having a cylindrical body composed of 20 to more than 100 segments, each with two pairs of legs.
Origin of millipede
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How to use millipede in a sentence
The long, smooth, and slender Julus millepedes are plentiful in every garden.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodIt has rolled itself up into a ball, just like those pill-millepedes which you may find in the garden.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodNor is Cotton Mather's favorite and much-vaunted ingredient millepedes, or sowbugs, once mentioned within.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England | Alice Morse EarleStill they are not so troublesome as the millepedes, an insect whose sting causes a most painful sensation.
The Americans as They Are | Charles SealsfieldHe discussed the "efficacy" of millepedes, which he found to be "very diuretical and aperitive."
Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England | Charles W. Bodemer
British Dictionary definitions for millipede
millepede milleped
/ (ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd) /
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
Origin of millipede
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Scientific definitions for millipede
[ mĭl′ə-pēd′ ]
Any of various wormlike arthropods of the class Diplopoda, having a long body composed of many narrow segments, most of which have two pairs of legs. Millipedes feed on plants and, unlike centipedes, do not have venomous pincers. Compare centipede.
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