MILLIPED

millipede, millepede, milliped

(noun) any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

milliped (plural millipeds)

Dated form of millipede.

Usage notes

• This spelling was formerly considered the only correct form by prescriptivists and is still preferred by many scientists who work with myriapods, but the spelling "millipede" is by far the most common in actual use.

Source: Wiktionary


Mil"li*ped, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The same Milleped.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

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