multiped
[ muhl-ti-ped ]
/ ˈmʌl tɪˌpɛd /
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adjective
having many feet.
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It was the on-coming of a grisly, striped, argus-eyed multiped, with fifty heads.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiped
multiped
multipede (ˈmʌltɪˌpiːd)
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌpɛd) rare /
adjective
having many feet
noun
an insect or animal having many feet
Word Origin for multiped
C17: from Latin multipēs
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