millipede

or mil·le·pede

[ mil-uh-peed ]

noun
  1. 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

1
1595–1605; <Latin mīlipeda (Pliny), equivalent to mīli-milli- + -peda, derivative of pēs, stem ped-foot

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British Dictionary definitions for millipede

millipede

millepede milleped

/ (ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd) /


noun
  1. 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

1
C17: from Latin, from mille thousand + pēs foot

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Scientific definitions for millipede

millipede

[ mĭlə-pēd′ ]


  1. 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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